Improving the management of childhood MAlaria: an experiment to bridge the gap between MOthers and health care Providers

Completed

• Conditions: Treatment of childhood febrile illness; malaria; Infections and Infestations; Malaria

• Registration Number: ISRCTN34104704
• Lead Sponsor: Research Centre in Health of Nouna (Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna [CRSN]) (Burkina Faso)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2089

Inclusion Criteria

1. Health workers: all health workers in the district were selected for training
2. Women leaders: all women from the existing women groups in the area were targeted and enrolled if:
2.1. They had completed primary school
2.2. They were a member of an already existing womens group
2.3. They were a resident of the chosen village and expected to live there during the MAMOP study period
This gave 36 women of which 25 were randomly selected for the intervention
3. Households: all households in the randomly sampled villages were included
4. Children: children aged six to 59 months

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women leaders who were:
1.1. Illiterate
1.2. Not resident in the MAMOP villages
2. For all: those who did not consent to participating
3. Children: aged less than six months or greater than 59 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified