Neonatal Jaundice: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Mothers and Medical Trainees and Providers in and Around Ogbomosho

Neonatal Jaundice Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Neonatal Jaundice: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Mothers and Medical Trainees and Providers in and Around Ogbomosho

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03306004
• Other study ID #: HSR 16_2172x
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 1, 2017
• Last updated: February 12, 2018
• Start date: November 2016
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: February 2018
• Source: University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Determine the knowledge attitude and practices of all levels of health care providers about neonatal jaundice

Description:

During the routine post-natal visit, trained research personnel will inform the mother of the infant or medical practitioner that a study in being carried out to better understand the knowledge, attitudes and practices of mothers and health care providers for neonatal jaundice. The investigators will then proceed to ask the mothers or health care professionals if they would be interested in filling out an anonymous survey that will assess their knowledge of neonatal jaundice and their practices, if any, in caring for this condition. No PHI will be included and no written consent will be obtained as the written consent would be the only link to the person participating in the survey. Verbal consent will be obtained and we will explain that their medical care and care of the children will in no way be affected by their answers to the survey. We will carefully explain that their participation in the survey is voluntary.

For medical students, they will be informed that a study is being carried out to better understand the knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical trainees for neonatal jaundice. They will then be asked if they would be interested in filling out an anonymous survey that assess their knowledge of neonatal jaundice, and their practices, if any, in caring for this condition. No PHI will be included and no written consent will be obtained, as the written consent would be the only link to the person participating in the survey. Verbal consent will be obtained and we will explain that their academic standing will not be affected by their answers to the survey. We will carefully explain that their participation in the survey is voluntary.

All surveys will contain the names and contact information of the investigators.

The survey will be administered under the direction of the researchers by the researchers and/or their trained research team.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 360
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All Mothers and Health Care Workers willing to fill out survey in and around Ogbomoso, Nigeria

Exclusion Criteria:

• All Mothers and Health Care Workers not willing to fill out survey in an around Ogbomoso, Nigeria

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Jaundice
• Jaundice, Neonatal
• Neonatal Jaundice

Intervention

Other:
• Questionare

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Nigeria	Bowen University Teaching Hospital	Ogbomoso

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute	Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Nigeria, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Knowledge of Jaundice	Assess the knowledge of health care and mothers regarding jaundice in neonates using a multi choice survey with approximately 40 questions.	Baseline