An evaluation of the impact of water and sanitation interventions on the health of children in Nepal

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Water, sanitation and hygiene, Communicable diseases (soil-transmitted helminthes and protozoa) and Nutrition; Infections and Infestations

• Registration Number: ISRCTN77643815
• Lead Sponsor: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

Brief Summary

2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32799826/ baseline results (added 13/05/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-05-25
• Study Completion: 2021-12-12
• Last Update Posted: 17 January 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1500

Inclusion Criteria

1. Households located in the project implemented areas
2. Households with at least one child in the age between 6 months to 10 years will be involved in the study. If a participating household has more than one child, the health of the youngest child will be examined as the vulnerability of young children for diarrheal infections is highest

Exclusion Criteria

1. Households not providing written consents for the study
2. Household without children younger than 10 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Water quality examined using the membrane filtration technique and colony-forming units of total coliforms and Escherichia coli were counted at baseline (2018) and will be counted during follow-up study (2021)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Clinical signs of nutritional deficiencies measured by the certified medical assistants using a standard checklist at baseline (2018) and will be measured during follow-up (2021)<br> 2. Anthropometric measurements (height, weight and length) of the children under 10 years was measured adhering to the standard procedures and calculated using AnthroPlus (WHO; Geneva, Switzerland) in accordance with the World Health Organization guidelines at baseline (2018) and will be repeated at follow-up (2021)<br> 3. Presence of worm infection and intensity of helminths eggs per gram of stools was examined at baseline (2018) and will be repeated at follow-up (2021)<br> 4. Knowledge, attitude and practice questions related to water, sanitation and hygiene and health were administered using a quantitative, structured questionnaire to the children’s caregivers (mostly mothers) at baseline (2018) and will be repeated at follow-up (2021)<br>