Development of THALEA Kit and Its Impact on Knowledge, Attitude, and Intention for Premarital Thalassemia Screening

"By using the opinions obtained by the experts, THALEA's content will then be designed using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) by Ajzen and Fishbein.~Development of THALEA:~• Language: Malay and English.~• Contents of the THALEA kit: i. PowerPoint or Canva presentations with discussion prompts (softcopy form) ii. Links/joining codes to free educational game platforms such as Kahoot or Quizziz iii. Videos - convey messages on thalassemia awareness and screening importance.~iv. Illustrated guides/brochures - to provide step-by-step tutorials on how to get thalassemia screening in both the public and private healthcare.~• Developer would be the main researcher with aid from: i. Illustrator ii. Video graphic designer iii. Influencers~• Delivery of THALEA to students by: i. Medical personnel"

They are basic family health education in which it is the usual family health education given by the MOH, usually delivered by a medical officer, to fourth form students at government schools prior to the thalassemia screening programme. It will consist of a delivery of a PowerPoint presentation and videos, that will be obtained from government public health clinics in Klang Valley.