Healthy Networks Water Treatment Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Household Water Treatment; Waterborne Illness
• Interventions: Behavioral: Household education; Behavioral: Microclinic Water Program

• Registration Number: NCT01907945
• Lead Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco

Brief Summary

This study is a non-randomized double cohort study evaluating the impact of social network-based water treatment education on sustained household water treatment behaviors over 12 months of follow up. A three-session curriculum was developed on the spread of water borne illness, water treatment methods, and the role of social support in water treatment. Participants in the intervention arm will receive this curriculum in a group setting, where group members are self-selected members of the study participants' social networks. Participants in the comparison arm will receive the same curriculum taught at the individual household level. All participants will receive CeraMaji ceramic filters for use in household water treatment after participating in the three sessions. Research staff will conduct surveys and water quality testing over a period of 12 months to determine whether participants continue to use the ceramic filters. Investigators hypothesize that social network-based training on household water treatment will result in a higher proportion of households using ceramic filters at 6- and 12-months as compared to households receiving individual training.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-10
• Study First Submitted: 2013-07-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-07-22
• Study First Posted: 2013-07-25
• Primary Completion: 2014-04
• Study Completion: 2014-04
• Status Verified: 2014-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-07-30
• Last Update Posted: 2014-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• Participant in the Mfangano Island Healthy Networks Impact Study
• Resident of Mfangano Island in the East or North sub-locations
• 18 years of age or older
• Conversant in DhoLuo or English

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Exclusion Criteria

• none

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Comparison	Household education	Participant households in this arm receive household drinking water treatment education at the household level.
Intervention	Microclinic Water Program	Participant households in this arm are eligible for participation in the social network-based water treatment education program (referred to as the Microclinic Water Program). Participant households who do not enroll in the Microclinic Water Program receive household-based education identical to that of the 'comparison' arm.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Ceramic filter use	12 months post-intervention	'use' defined as 1) self-reported use in the three days prior to the survey, 2) presence of filter in household and 3) presence of water/moisture in the filter indicating recent use

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fecal coliforms	12 months post-intervention	fecal coliforms will be measured in drinking water stored in participant households using the IDEXX QuantiTray 2000 system.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ekialo Kiona Center; 🇰🇪 Kitawi Beach, Mfangano Island, Nyanza, Kenya