Healthy Networks Water Treatment Study

Summary

This study is a non-randomized double cohort study evaluating the impact of social network-based water treatment education on sustained household water treatment behaviors over 12 months of follow up. A three-session curriculum was developed on the spread of water borne illness, water treatment methods, and the role of social support in water treatment. Participants in the intervention arm will receive this curriculum in a group setting, where group members are self-selected members of the study participants' social networks. Participants in the comparison arm will receive the same curriculum taught at the individual household level. All participants will receive CeraMaji ceramic filters for use in household water treatment after participating in the three sessions. Research staff will conduct surveys and water quality testing over a period of 12 months to determine whether participants continue to use the ceramic filters. Investigators hypothesize that social network-based training on household water treatment will result in a higher proportion of households using ceramic filters at 6- and 12-months as compared to households receiving individual training.

Conditions

• Household Water Treatment
• Waterborne Illness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Microclinic Water Program

Three session educational program is delivered to study participants and their self-selected social networks in a group setting. The three session topics are the spread of water borne illness, water treatment methods and social support for sustaining household water treatment. Sessions are taught by a trained community health worker and a study staff member.

BEHAVIORAL

Household education

Three session educational program is delivered to study participants at an individual household level. The three session topics are the spread of water borne illness, water treatment methods and social support for sustaining household water treatment. Sessions are taught by a trained community health worker and a study staff member.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Organic Health Response

  collaborator OTHER

• Microclinic International

  collaborator OTHER

• Kenya Medical Research Institute

  collaborator OTHER

• University of California, San Francisco

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Craig R Cohen, MD, MPH · University of California, San Francisco

• Elizabeth Bukusi, MBChB, M.Med · Kenya Medical Research Institute

• Matthew D Hickey, MD Candidate · University of California, San Francisco

• Charles R Salmen, MSc, MD candidate · University of California, San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2012-10-31

Primary Completion

2014-04-30

Completion

2014-04-30

Countries

• Kenya