ReACT: Schools

This project is based at UM in Malaysia.

Overview

Project title: ReACT programme: Schools

Programme: Non-Communicable Diseases

Based at: Universiti Malaya in Malaysia

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Project team: Hilary Pinnock, Jayakayatri Jeevajothi Nathan, Ee Ming Khoo, Lee Ping Yein, Ai Theng Cheong, Sazlina Shariff Ghazali, Hani Syahida Salim, Poh Ying Lim, Fadzilah Mohamad, Siti Nurkamilla Ramdzan, Adina Abdullah, Nik Sherina Hanafi (Sherina), Norita Hussein, Rizawati Ramli, Christine Shamala Selvaraj, Wong Chee Kuan, Nursyuhada Sukri

Background

Asthma affects 100 million people in Southeast Asia. Investing in asthma care through evidence-based interventions is an important health strategy for reducing associated morbidity and mortality.

This programme of work, known as the Asthma: Revitalising Asthma Care and Treatment (RESPIRE-ReACT) programme builds on work completed in the first phase of RESPIRE, which involved systematic reviews, qualitative studies, intervention development and feasibility testing.

 

Aim and Impact

This study is a cluster Randomised Controlled Trial using a mixed-methods approach to evaluate the implementation of the school-based intervention in primary schools in Klang, Malaysia.

The RESPIRE-ReACT programme will inform the delivery of asthma care in primary care settings, and implement innovative school-based interventions. Partnership with stakeholders will ensure evidence is directly relevant to local policymakers.

 

Related Links

This research is part of the Asthma: Revitalising Asthma Care and Treatment Programme, comprised of the following projects:

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