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Effects of the Informed Health Choices podcast on the ability of parents of primary school children in Uganda to assess claims about treatment effects: a randomised controlled trial

Semakula D, Nsangi A, Oxman AD, Oxman M, Austvoll-Dahlgren A, Rosenbaum S, Morelli A, Glenton C, Lewin S, Kaseje M, Chalmers I, Fretheim A (+2 others)
2018 Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology  

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Word count Abstract: 336 words Text: 4849 words Results The mean score for parents in the podcast group was 67.8% correct answers, compared to 52.4% in the public service announcements (control) group -an adjusted mean difference of 15.5% (95% CI 12.5% to 18.6%). In the podcast group, 70.5% of 288 parents had a predetermined passing score (> 11 out of 18 correct answers), compared to 37.7% of 273 parents in the control group -an adjusted difference of 34.0% more parents with a passing score
more » ... CI 26.2% to 40.7%). In the podcast group, 31.6% of parents mastered the concepts (> 15 out of 18 correct answers), compared to 6.2% of parents in the control group -an adjusted difference of 26.0% more parents (95% CI 15.2% to 39.1%). Interpretation Listening to the Informed Health Choices podcast led to a large improvement in the ability of parents to assess claims about the effects of treatments.
doi:10.1530/ey.15.13.4 fatcat:klwfwqgjqndkxhcpicdy72a2hq
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Semakula D, Nsangi A, Oxman AD, Oxman M, Austvoll-Dahlgren A, Rosenbaum S, Morelli A, Glenton C, Lewin S, Kaseje M, Chalmers I, Fretheim A, Kristoffersen DT, Sewenkambo NK. "Effects of the Informed Health Choices podcast on the ability of parents of primary school children in Uganda to assess claims about treatment effects: a randomised controlled trial." Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology (2018)