Clinical Trial: Using Digital Technology for the Prevention of Aedes-Borne Diseases in Colombian Communities
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Dengue
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Use of Technology for Social Mobilization to Improve the Prevention and Control of Aedes-borne Diseases (Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya) in Colombia
Brief Summary:
Arboviral diseases such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, remain an important public health concern in Colombian communities.Digital health tools such as WhatsApp may provide an opportunity to strengthen preventive behaviors and community engagement in vector control efforts.Therefore, a quasi-experimental implementation study was conducted in two endemic municipalities, Villa del Rosario and Los Patios, in Colombia, to evaluate a WhatsApp-based digital health strategy designed to…
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