Community-Based Health Education Programs for the Early Detection of, and Vaccination Against, COVID-19 and the Adoption of Self-Protective Measures of Hong Kong Residents
COVID-19
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for COVID-19 focused on measuring CBPR, health education, vaccination rate, early-testing, self-protection, Hong Kong residents
Eligibility Criteria
For participants recruited by NGOs and companies, the Inclusion Criteria will be:
- HK resident aged 18 years or above;
- Agreement to participate in the study and provide written informed consent.
The Exclusion Criteria will be:
- Cognitive impairment that inhibits communication with the investigators;
- Inability or unwillingness to provide written informed consent.
For participants recruited by schools, the Inclusion Criteria will be:
- HK students aged 12 to 18 years and their parents.
The Exclusion Criteria will be:
- Cannot provide written informed consent (or assent for the younger students).
Sites / Locations
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Community-Based Health Education Group
Health Information Sharing Group
The collaborators will design the Community-based education approach (based on the core intervention package). Collaborators will be required to submit a brief standardized proposal to the academic investigators for review and approval, to ensure that all intervention programs have the same core intervention content and can be implemented appropriately. Collaborators will be able to use any reasonable strategies, such as social media platforms, information technology, posters, leaflets, and videos, to implement the programs . The use of incentives will be encouraged to improve participation. Each programs will last for 3 months. A booster session will be conducted at the mid of the intervention.
The collaborators will design the community-based education approach and deliver health information to the participants. Researchers will provide some information, while collaborators need to self-collect the rest. Collaborators also need to submit a proposal to ensure the feasibility of intervention programs and the accuracy of health information. Collaborators can use any reasonable strategies to implement the programs . The use of incentives will be encouraged to improve participation. Each programs will last for 3 months. A booster session will be conducted at the mid of the intervention.