Multiple choice questions | ||
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1. What is hookworm? | ||
A | A worm that can infect us if we drink dirty water. | |
→ | B | A worm that can go into our feet if we walk barefoot. |
C | A worm that can infect us if we eat rotten food. | |
D | A worm that can get to our food through flies. | |
E | Don’t know. | |
2. Why is hookworm bad for your child? | ||
A | My child will get pimples all over the body. | |
B | My child’s urine will become red (blood). | |
→ | C | My child may not grow well and may have difficulties at school. |
D | My child will be very hungry all the time. | |
e | Don’t know. | |
3. Is it possible to treat hookworm? | ||
a | No, it is not possible to treat hookworm. | |
b | Yes, it is possible to treat if my child eats a lot of healthy food like veg/fruit. | |
c | Yes, I should take my child to the traditional healer. | |
→ | d | Yes, my child can receive medication that will kill the hookworm. |
e | Don’t know. | |
4. What do we want to do in this study? | ||
a | To see if mebendazole kills the worms in my child’s belly because this drug has never been used before. | |
b | To see if mebendazole kills the worms that are in my child’s feet. | |
c | We want to see if mebendazole is better than another drug called albendazole at killing the worms. | |
→ | d | We want to find out what is the best amount of a mebendazole to kill the hookworm in my child’s belly. |
e | Don’t know. | |
5. Who should decide if your child should participate in this study? | ||
a | Teacher | |
→ | b | Mother/father |
c | Doctors or nurses | |
d | Neighbor or relative | |
e | Don’t know. | |
6. What happens if your child still has worms after the treatment? | ||
a | There is nothing that we can do | |
b | We will give him/her an injection to kill the worms | |
c | Your child should drink a lot of water | |
→ | d | We will give him/her another pill to kill the worms |
e | Don’t know. | |
7. Can your child give up participating during the study? | ||
→ | a | Yes, my child can give up and there is no consequence. He/she will still receive treatment. |
b | Yes, but my child will not receive treatment. | |
c | No, my child cannot give up if I decide he participates he/she has to stay until the end of the study. | |
d | Only if the doctor and teacher agree that he/she can give up. | |
e | Don’t know. | |
8. What about payment? | ||
a | There are some costs for you: you will have to pay for your child’s treatment. | |
→ | b | There are no costs for you: the treatment is free and you will get 2$ if you came to the information session. |
c | You will receive money if your child accepts the treatment | |
d | You will only get money if the treatment kills the worms | |
e | Don’t know. | |
9. Is the treatment we will give to your child (mebendazole) safe? | ||
a | Nothing bad can happen if my child takes the treatment. | |
b | If my child takes the treatment he/she will not be able to walk for a few days. | |
→ | c | If my child takes the treatment, he/she may feel some things like a belly ache or a headache but nothing very dangerous. |
d | If my child takes the treatment he will sleep all day. | |
e | Don’t know. | |
10. Who will be able to see your child’s personal information? | ||
a | Neighbors | |
→ | b | Only study investigators |
c | Teacher | |
d | Only you | |
e | Don’t know. | |
True or false questions | ||
11. What does your child need to do if he/she participates in this study? Will he have to … | ||
T | a | Give us several stool samples? |
F | b | Pay for the medication to kill the worms (mebendazole)? |
T | c | Tell us if he/she is feeling well after the medication? |
F | d | Give us a urine sample? |
F | e | Only give us one stool sample? |
T | f | Give us a small blood sample? |
T | g | Accept that a doctor checks his/her health? |