Health Condition 1: null- Scabies
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Community-based intervention to control scabies: The community-based intervention package will target all people of the intervention villages. A community survey will be conducted by tr
Sponsors
Society for Education Action and Research in Community Health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Cluster/Village level: 1) Tribal village in the field practice area of SEARCH in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra state of India 2) The village should provide community consent through Gram Sabha for participation in the study. Individual: 1) Should provide verbal consent for participation in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion Criteria: Cluster level: 1) Village with population less than 100 Individual level: 1) Currently on, or has taken ivermectin in the previous 7 days 2) Has had topical 5% permethrin applied within previous 7 days 3) Seriously ill patients 4) Allergy to any of the components of the allocated drug regimen
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in the prevalence of impetigo in the intervention villages as compared to the control villages after community-based interventionTimepoint: 12 months;Reduction in the prevalence of impetigo in the intervention villages as compared to the control villages at the end community-based interventionTimepoint: 2 months ;Reduction in the prevalence of scabies in the intervention villages as compared to the control villages after community-based interventionTimepoint: 12 months | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in the prevalence of scabies in the intervention villages as compared to the control villages at the end community-based interventionTimepoint: 2 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Abhay Bang
SEARCH
Outcome results
None listed