Diarrhoea Signs and Symptoms Diarrhoea
Conditions
Interventions
Health Facility and Community Zinc and ORT versus ORT alone intervention (phase III). A one year, formative research (phase I) and one year pilot intervention have already been completed.
Sponsors
The Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development (CAH)/World Health Organization (WHO) (Switzerland)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All under five children with diarrhoea living in the study area.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: This is an implementation study looking at the effectiveness of a new intervention conducted as naturally as possible through the normal public health system and through already in place community health workers. This is not an efficacy study, therefore, there is no exclusion criteria as all children presenting with diarrhoea should receive the new intervention.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. ORS use rates per cluster 2. Antimicrobial use rates per cluster 3. Prevalence/incidence of diarrhoea per cluster | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Percentage of children with diarrhoea treated with zinc 2. Percentage of children with diarrhoea treated with ORS/ORT 3. Percentage of children with diarrhoea treated with inappropriate antibiotics | — |
Countries
Mali
Outcome results
None listed