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Trial reportAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2021

OVCCA Web Application as Supplementary Material to Facilitate Health Literacy Regarding Carcinogenic Human Liver Fluke: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Thailand.

Oranard Wattanawong, Tiwakron Prachaiboon, Thirayu Meererksom, Nathkapach Kaewpitoon Rattanapitoon, Schawanya Kaewpitoon Rattanapitoon, Pannee Banchonhattakit, Sarawut Boonsuk, Thongroo Kophachon

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Complex Interventions for Cancer and Cholangiocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Applications for Public Education.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Oranard WattanawongDivision of General Communicable Diseases, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public, Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Tiwakron PrachaiboonDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0003-1855-1233
Thirayu MeererksomParasitic Disease Research Center, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
Nathkapach Kaewpitoon RattanapitoonParasitic Disease Research Center, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-2806-2129
Schawanya Kaewpitoon RattanapitoonParasitic Disease Research Center, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
Pannee BanchonhattakitFaculty of Public Health, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University, Thailand.
Sarawut BoonsukDepartment of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Thongroo KophachonDivision of General Communicable Diseases, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public, Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLiver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini, is associated to cholangiocarcinoma which is found frequently in some areas of Southeast Asian countries particularly in Thailand, Lao People Republic Democratic, Cambodia.  This study sought to investigate the effects of an O. viverrini and cholangiocarcinoma (OVCCA) web application to facilitate health literacy regarding O. viverrini in Northeast Thailand.

methodsA randomized controlled trial study was performed among an intervention group (n=63) and a control group (n=63) during a one-year period from July 2019 to May 2020. The intervention group received the health literacy promotion program of O. viverrini information through the OVCCA web application for 6 weeks. The control group received an activity package from the public health department. The success of the program was evaluated at week 24 after the groups finished the last activity. ANCOVA, t-test and multiple logistic regression were used for data analysis for both groups.

resultsThe scores for knowledge; ability to access, understand, appraise, and apply information; motivation for protection; and practice of O. viverrini prevention were significantly higher for the intervention group than for the control group. The results indicated that a health literacy promotion program through an OVCCA web application could be advantageous for preventing and controlling O. viverrini infection.

conclusionThis intervention may be used as a potential strategy and guideline for self-care and health promotion in other endemic areas.

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SoftwareAdolescentAdultAgedAnimalsCholangiocarcinomaFemaleHealth LiteracyHealth PromotionHumansMaleMiddle AgedOpisthorchisProgram EvaluationThailandYoung AdultCarcinogenic human liver flukeHealth literacyOpisthorchis viverriniOVCCA web applicationThailand

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PMID34582678
PMCPMC8850872

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