Impact Evaluation on Health-outcome of the Essential Health Care Package (EHCP) in Public Elementary Schools in the Philippines

Not Applicable

• Conditions: B82.0; K02; E45; K05.0; K05.1; K05.2; K05.3; Intestinal helminthiasis, unspecified; Dental caries; Retarded development following protein-energy malnutrition

• Registration Number: DRKS00003431
• Lead Sponsor: Senior Adviser School HealthRegional Program Fit for SchoolGesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-12-29
• Study Completion: 2012-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 732

Inclusion Criteria

Pupils of public elementary schools selected for the study in the province of Camiguin Island and Gingoog City (Misamis Oriental, Mindanao)

Exclusion Criteria

Children with other systemic diseases were excluded from the study at the time of recruitment

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ongitudinal Cohort Study with a total duration of 4 years (2010-2013), Data collection at baseline and after each year respectively (in August). Based on the study protocol the following data is collected: basic socio-demographic data (age, sex, number of siblings etc - questionnaire), anthropometric data (height, weight - clinical measurement), oral health status (DMFT, DMFS, PUFA Index - clinical examination), parasitologic status (infection with soil-transmitted helminths, worm load - laboratory testing), simple quality of life data (questionnaire)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
o secondary endpoint due to longitudinal design of the study. Ends automatically after 4 years