The impact of clean water supply by drilling boreholes on the diarrhoeal reduction of under-five children in Ghana

Effect of clean water supply by drilling boreholes on diarrhoea incidence of under-five children in Krachi East and Krachi West districts, Volta region, Ghana using cluster randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15191892

Enrollment

600

Registered

2015-03-13

Start date

2012-10-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-08-03

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Conditions

Diarrhoeal incidence of children under five. Digestive System

Interventions

For intervention communities, boreholes were drilled and for control group, boreholes were also drilled but were utilized after conducting survey.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Household with children under 5 years of age 2. Mothers or caretakers agreeing on the participation of the survey with informed consent in written form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children whose mothers or caretakers did not agree to register, by not signing a informed consent form

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Diarrhoeal prevalence of children under five (in the previous two weeks)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Quantity of safe water drinking 2. Time for fetching water per day 3. Knowledge, attitude, practice of handwashing at critical times	—

Countries

Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland

Contacts

Public ContactSeungman Cha

jesusdongja@hanmail.net01039593286

Outcome results

None listed

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