An evaluation of the impact of water and sanitation interventions on the health of children in Nepal

Evaluation of the impact of water and sanitation interventions on the health status of children in the project area of the Helvetas WARM-P Project in Nepal

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN77643815

Enrollment

1500

Registered

2021-05-25

Start date

2018-03-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-01-17

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Conditions

Water, sanitation and hygiene, Communicable diseases (soil-transmitted helminthes and protozoa) and Nutrition Infections and Infestations

Interventions

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted in rural areas of Dailekh, Surkhet (A and B) and Acchham, following a cross-sectional baseline assessment on situational factors, water quality at

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Households located in the project implemented areas 2. Households with at least one child in the age between 6 months to 10 years will be involved in the study. If a participating household has more than one child, the health of the youngest child will be examined as the vulnerability of young children for diarrheal infections is highest

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Households not providing written consents for the study 2. Household without children younger than 10 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Water quality examined using the membrane filtration technique and colony-forming units of total coliforms and Escherichia coli were counted at baseline (2018) and will be counted during follow-up study (2021)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Clinical signs of nutritional deficiencies measured by the certified medical assistants using a standard checklist at baseline (2018) and will be measured during follow-up (2021) 2. Anthropometric measurements (height, weight and length) of the children under 10 years was measured adhering to the standard procedures and calculated using AnthroPlus (WHO; Geneva, Switzerland) in accordance with the World Health Organization guidelines at baseline (2018) and will be repeated at follow-up (2021) 3. Presence of worm infection and intensity of helminths eggs per gram of stools was examined at baseline (2018) and will be repeated at follow-up (2021) 4. Knowledge, attitude and practice questions related to water, sanitation and hygiene and health were administered using a quantitative, structured questionnaire to the children’s caregivers (mostly mothers) at baseline (2018) and will be repeated at follow-up (2021)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Clinical signs of nutritional deficiencies measured by the certified medical assistants using a standard checklist at baseline (2018) and will be measured during follow-up (2021) 2. Anthropometric measurements (height, weight and length) of the children under 10 years was measured adhering to the standard procedures and calculated using AnthroPlus (WHO; Geneva, Switzerland) in accordance with the World Health Organization guidelines at baseline (2018) and will be repeated at follow-up (2021) 3. Presence of worm infection and intensity of helminths eggs per gram of stools was examined at baseline (2018) and will be repeated at follow-up (2021) 4. Knowledge, attitude and practice questions related to water, sanitation and hygiene and health were administered using a quantitative, structured questionnaire to the children’s caregivers (mostly mothers) at baseline (2018) and will be repeated at follow-up (2021)

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Countries

Nepal

Outcome results

None listed

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