The impact of improved sanitation on the diarrhoeal reduction of under-five children in Democratic Republic of Congo

Effect of improved sanitation on diarrhoea incidence of under-five children in Idiofa territory, Bandundu province, DR Congo using cluster randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN10419317

Enrollment

720

Registered

2015-03-13

Start date

2014-12-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-10-09

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Conditions

The coverage of improved sanitation is exceedingly low in many rural area of DR Congo although diarrhoea is the main killer of children under five. Digestive System

Interventions

For intervention arms, sanitation compaign will be conducted for increasing latrine coverage using CLTS principle and boreholdes will be drilled in the communities of both arms. Drilling boreholes wil

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Household with children under five years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Households rejecting registration 2. Households rejecting filling in informed consent form

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Diarrhoeal incidence of under-five children (cases /child*weeks)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Uptake of improved latrine (%) 2. Utilization of improved latrine (%)	—

Countries

Congo, Democratic Republic

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026