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Drinking water under a "One Health" lens: quantifying microbial contamination pathways between livestock and drinking water

A longitudinal study of child diarrhoea and stored water contamination in rural Kenyan households in relation to livestock management and ownership

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN69058168
Enrollment
200
Registered
2017-12-19
Start date
2018-02-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-05-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Self-reported diarrhoeal disease Digestive System Diarrhoeal disease

Interventions

Participants who give their informed consent to participate in the study are asked via questionnaire interview about how they store, treat and handle water in the home, as well as livestock-keeping, h

Sponsors

University of Southampton
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 6-59 months (as the cohort at greatest risk of diarrhoeal disease) in households 2. Participating in an ongoing population-based animal syndromic surveillance (PBASS) study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Child's carer/parent unavailable or unable to provide informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
E. coli and intestinal enterococci in household stored water are measured respectively through membrane filtration (0.45µm pore size) and culture with chromogenic coliform agar medium (incubation period: 24 hours) and m-Enterococcus agar medium (incubation period: 48 hours), followed by enumeration of both target organisms at baseline and 12 weeks thereafter.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Self-reported diarrhea (defined as =3 loose stools within a 24-hour period) is measured using questionnaire interview to household members at 1 week and 13 weeks.

Countries

Kenya

Contacts

Public ContactJames Wright

Outcome results

None listed

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