About this trial
The study aims to assess healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitudes, practices, and perspectives in managing pregnant Muslim women who fast during Ramadan.
Also, the investigators aim to highlight the barriers and institutional factors affecting healthcare professionals' ability to provide culturally competent care to these women
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Healthcare providers currently practicing mainly in Gulf countries or Egypt.
Healthcare providers experienced in caring for pregnant women who fast during Ramadan, defined as managing at least one such patient within the past two years.
Participants willing to provide informed consent.
Representation from both urban and rural healthcare settings to ensure geographic diversity.
Disqualifiers
Healthcare providers not currently practicing.
Healthcare providers without experience in managing pregnant women who fast during Ramadan.
Participants with incomplete survey responses, defined as less than 80% completion.
Healthcare providers who are part of the research team or have a conflict of interest in the study.
Trial population
Healthcare providers who could deal with pregnant women, including obstetricians, general practitioners, family physicians, and midwives, mainly from Gulf countries or Egypt
Trial design
Cohort
Cross-sectional
Treatments tested in this trial
Questionnaire
Other interventionA structured questionnaire (consisting Demographics, Knowledge, Awareness, Attitudes, Practices \& Perspectives) will be distributed among healthcare providers currently practicing in Gulf countries or Egypt, caring for pregnant women who fast during Ramadan
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Knowledge Score
Score: 0 to 21, scores ≥17 (≥80%) categorized as good knowledge, 13-16 (60-79%) as moderate knowledge, and ≤12 (\<60%) as poor knowledge
Attitude Score
Score from 0 to 9 points: scores ≥7 considered positive attitudes, scores 5-6 as moderate attitudes, and scores 0-4 as negative attitudes.
Clinical Practice Score
Score 0-11: 9-11 categorized as good practice, 7-8 as moderate practice, and 0-6 as poor practice
Sponsors and contacts
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Ahmed AA Wali, MD
Lead sponsor
Cairo University
Sponsor institution
Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain
Collaborator