Baseline health survey of the communities around the concession area of the proposed Simandou project in Guinea
Completed
- Conditions
- Baseline health survey (malaria, intestinal parasites, anaemia, malnutrition, hypertension)Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN88762301
- Lead Sponsor
- Rio Tinto SIMFER SA (Guinea)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2240
Inclusion Criteria
1. Written informed consent by head of household
2. Written informed consent by parents and/or legal guardians for children aged <15 years
3. The following inclusion criteria will be applied according to specific surveys:
3.1. Questionnaire survey: adult population (aged >15 years)
3.2. Anaemia survey: children aged < 5 years and women in reproductive age (15-49 years)
3.3. Malaria prevalence survey: children aged < 5 years
3.4. Anthropometric survey: children aged < 5 years
3.5. Blood pressure survey: adult population (aged >15 years)
3.6. Parasite prevalence survey: school-aged children (aged 6-15 years)
Exclusion Criteria
No written informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Anaemia prevalence (according to standard WHO criteria)<br>2. Malaria prevalence (according to rapid diagnostic tests)<br>3. Prevalence of stunting and wasting<br>4. Prevalence of hypertension<br>5. Prevalence and intensity of intestinal parasites (helminths)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Health-related knowledge, attitudes and practices in adult population