Child Labour at Al-Sadat Neighborhood, Assiut City

Work-Related Condition Clinical Trial

Official title:

Child Labour at Al-Sadat Neighborhood, Assiut City

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03588858
• Other study ID #: Child labour at Assiut city
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: August 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: August 30, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: July 2018
• Source: Assiut University
• Contact: Hisham Ali
• Phone: +201003881661
• Email: dr_his_1980[@]hotmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

General objective: To promote proper health status of working children in Assiut city.

Specific objectives:

1. To describe the socio-demographic characteristics of children working in car repair workshops in Al-Sadat area of Assiut city.

2. To describe the work environment.

3. To identify work related injuries and diseases among those working children.

Description:

Study population: Children working in car repair workshops in Al-Sadat area of Assiut city. Male children aged from 5 to 17 years will be included in this study.

Instrument: Data collection will be performed by using structured interview questionnaires. The questionnaire used for data collection will cover the following modules:

• Module (1): Socio-demographic characteristics (for example: age, family size, family residence, education and occupation of the parents, number of sibling, family income, etc).

• Module (2) :Occupational history : (Housing conditions and occupational features; age at the beginning of working, duration of working, working hours/day, weekend vacation, weekly income, causes of child work, nature of work, work hazards, type of exposure, health habits and practices such as smoking in addition to causes of school dropout…. etc)

• Module (3): Presence of work related injuries and diseases by history and observation.

• Module (4): Food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) during the past week: It will show the diet of working children if have a healthy and nutritious pattern or not.

• Module (5): Mental health screening: Self-reporting questionnaire 20 questions for assessment of mental health status of children.

• After collection of data the children will subjected to the following investigations:

HB level measurements - anthropometric measurements (weight and height) - pulmonary function tests (spirometry) and hearing level assessment by audiometry will be done only for children more than 12 years.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 150
• Est. completion date: August 30, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: August 1, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 5 Years to 17 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children working in car repair workshops in Al-Sadat area of Assiut city. Male children aged from 5 to 17 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children outside the age range (below 5 years),

• Female children

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Work-Related Condition

Intervention

Other:
• structured interview questionnaires
Module (1): Socio-demographic characteristics Module (2) :Occupational history Module (3): Presence of work related injuries and diseases by history and observation. Module (4): Food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) during the past week. Module (5): Mental health screening: Self-reporting questionnaire 20 questions for assessment of mental health status of children.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hisham Ragab Ali

References & Publications (1)

ILO. What is child labour, International Labour Organization

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	pulmonary function tests	by using spirometry device	Baseline
Primary	Hemoglobin level measurements by using Mission Hb Hemoglobin Meter	gm/dl	Baseline
Secondary	measurements (weight by weighing scale and height by height scale)	weight in kilograms and height in centimeters will be combined to report Body Mass Index in kg/m^2).	Baseline

External Links

•   Child labor problem
•   Childrens Exposure To Environmental Toxicants
•   Defining child labor
•   egyptian work law