Surveys for assessment of urogenital schistosomiasis in pre-school, school-aged children, adolescents and adults in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba Islands)
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Schistosoma haematobium infections (urogenital schistosomiasis)Infections and InfestationsSchistosoma haematobium, urogenital schistosomiasis, bilharziasis
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN17656730
- Lead Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
- Brief Summary
2021 Interim results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33577601/ (added 31/08/2021)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 26970
Inclusion Criteria
1. Children attending the selected nurseries and schools
2. Adolescents or adults aged =13 years from the selected shehias, including pregnant women, only one adolescent and/or adult per household eligible
3. Submitted informed consent form (ICF) signed by a parent or legal guardian in case of participating children and adolescents, or signed by the participant in case of participating adults
4. Able to provide one urine sample with sufficient volume to perform diagnostic tests
Exclusion Criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Current primary outcome measure as of 27/07/2020:<br>Number of S. haematobium infected individuals detected by the urine filtration method (detecting S. haematobium eggs in 10 ml urine) and reagent strip method (Hemastix; detecting microhaematuria in urine) applied on a single urine sample per participant in each annual cross-sectional survey in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021<br><br>Previous primary outcome measure:<br>Number of S. haematobium infected individuals detected by the urine filtration method (detecting S. haematobium eggs in 10 ml urine) and reagent strip method (Hemastix; detecting microhaematuria in urine) applied on a single urine sample per participant in each cross-sectional survey at 0, 1, 2, and 3 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method