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Impact of improving Microbial Water Quality and Hygiene on reducing diarrhea of under-fives in rural Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia

Not Applicable
Conditions
Acute Diarrhea
Registration Number
PACTR201807815961394
Lead Sponsor
Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources Addis Ababa University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1180
Inclusion Criteria

?Households having one child aged between 6 and 59 months age [Since, infants less than six months of age are on exclusive breast feeding, their defecation might be more than three per day which is not actually diarrhea, but seems diarrhea as per WHO definition. That is why they are excluded]
?Households having under-five child who is not suffering from chronic disease
?Householders who are voluntary to participate and who will give informed written consent
?Householders who allow the data collectors and intervention providers to do regular follow up

Exclusion Criteria

?Model households who implemented the full health extension packages
?Households whose family members are allergic for soap
?Under-five child with persistent diarrhea
?Either caretaker or household head who are severely ill and unable to respond to the questionnaire

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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