A pilot study comparing the impact of school- and community-based integrated water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and deworming programmes on soil-transmitted helminth infections in school-aged children in Timor-Leste

Susana Vaz Nery0 个研究点目标入组 475 人开始时间: 2015年9月28日最近更新: 2020年1月13日

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•Inclusion criteria for enrollment in the study:
•- Child enrolled in and attending the primary school
•- Informed consent obtained from parent/caregiver
•Selection of communities for inclusion in the study:
•- Communities were selected for inclusion in this pilot study in consultation with each partner NGO (Plan International and Cruz Vermelha Timor-Leste (CVTL))
•- For the intervention clusters, Plan International identified three villages in which they were planning both a school- and community-based WASH programme.
•- For the control clusters, the research team and CVTL identified three schools suitable for a school-based WASH programme, located in a nearby district to the intervention communities.

•Exclusion criteria for enrollment in the study:
•- Not attending the primary school
•- Informed consent not obtained
•Exclusion criteria for receiving albendazole (including students enrolled in the study AND other members of communities in the intervention clusters):
•- Women in the first trimester of pregnancy
•- Children under the age of 1 year

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Susana Vaz Nery