Household Water Treatment, Waterborne Illness
Conditions
Keywords
Household water treatment, Waterborne illness, ceramic filters, social network
Brief summary
This study is a non-randomized double cohort study evaluating the impact of social network-based water treatment education on sustained household water treatment behaviors over 12 months of follow up. A three-session curriculum was developed on the spread of water borne illness, water treatment methods, and the role of social support in water treatment. Participants in the intervention arm will receive this curriculum in a group setting, where group members are self-selected members of the study participants' social networks. Participants in the comparison arm will receive the same curriculum taught at the individual household level. All participants will receive CeraMaji ceramic filters for use in household water treatment after participating in the three sessions. Research staff will conduct surveys and water quality testing over a period of 12 months to determine whether participants continue to use the ceramic filters. Investigators hypothesize that social network-based training on household water treatment will result in a higher proportion of households using ceramic filters at 6- and 12-months as compared to households receiving individual training.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMicroclinic Water Program
Three session educational program is delivered to study participants and their self-selected social networks in a group setting. The three session topics are the spread of water borne illness, water treatment methods and social support for sustaining household water treatment. Sessions are taught by a trained community health worker and a study staff member.
BEHAVIORALHousehold education
Three session educational program is delivered to study participants at an individual household level. The three session topics are the spread of water borne illness, water treatment methods and social support for sustaining household water treatment. Sessions are taught by a trained community health worker and a study staff member.
Sponsors
Organic Health Response
Microclinic International
Kenya Medical Research Institute
University of California, San Francisco
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Participant in the Mfangano Island Healthy Networks Impact Study * Resident of Mfangano Island in the East or North sub-locations * 18 years of age or older * Conversant in DhoLuo or English
Exclusion criteria
* none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ceramic filter use | 6 months post-intervention | 'use' defined as 1) self-reported use in the three days prior to the survey, 2) presence of filter in household and 3) presence of water/moisture in the filter indicating recent use |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fecal coliforms | 6 months post-intervention | fecal coliforms will be measured in drinking water stored in participant households using the IDEXX QuantiTray 2000 system. |
Countries
Kenya
Outcome results
None listed