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The Impact of Improved WASH in Schools on Absence, Diarrhea and Helminth Infection in Lao PDR

NCT02342860 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 8873

Last updated 2019-05-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators will conduct a cluster-randomized trial to assess the impact of a school-based water, sanitation and hygiene program on health and educational outcomes of school children in Saravane Province, Laos. The intervention will include an improved water supply (borehole), a sanitation block that includes three pour-flush latrines with rainwater harvesting to be used for flushing and a urinal, and sinks for handwashing with soap. The school will also receive a facility for group handwashing (large pipe where many children can wash hands at once. United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) will additionally provide behavior change education. Our key outcome of interest is pupil absence, which will be measured longitudinally using roll-call on days of schools visits. Secondary outcomes include self-reported absence, diarrhea and respiratory infection of a random selection of students. The investigators will also monitor the fidelity of the intervention and assess school conditions and pupil sanitation and handwashing behaviors using structured observation.

Conditions

  • Hygiene

Interventions

OTHER

WASH in Schools (WinS) programme

The intervention group will receive the UNICEF/DFAT-supported WinS programme, which consists of the following intervention package: * Hardware: water supply system, handwashing station for group handwashing, and gender-segregated toilets with one facility accessible to students with physical disabilities; * Software: operations and maintenance (O\&M) training for teachers, hygiene training, and basic hygiene package.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • UNICEF

    collaborator OTHER

  • Emory University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matthew C Freeman, PhD, MPH · Emory University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-30
Primary Completion
2017-03-31
Completion
2017-03-31

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