ASSESSING SOLAR WATER DISINFECTION AND CERAMIC WATER FILTRATION IN RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN CHIKWAWA DISTRICT, SOUTHERN MALAWI

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Digestive System; Diarrhoeal disease

• Registration Number: PACTR201710002624161
• Lead Sponsor: Royal College of Surgeons Ireland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-09-14
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 750

Inclusion Criteria

Use of unprotected water sources for drinking water.
Presence of a pit latrine.
Presence of at least one child below 2 years of age in the household.
Willingness to provide consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Collecting drinking water from a safe protected water source
No toilet/pit latrine
No child under the age of 2 years in the household

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
reduction of diarrhoeal disease

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction in E coli and coliforms in drinking water ;Reduce incidence of acute respiratory infections