Acute respiratory infections and diarrhoea
Conditions
Interventions
Hand hygiene promotion experiment
Control group - hand hygiene placebo
Sponsors
PNMedical
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult home-based caregivers (parent and main caregivers aged 18 years and above of children attending Phola Park who are: a) under 5 years of age b) Living in Phola Park c) Planning to continue residing in Phola Park for the duration of the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Adult home-based caregivers of children under 5 years of age who are: a) Being treated for diarrhoea and respiratory infections b) Placed in custody because the biological parent could not care for them
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the hand hygiene knowledge and application thereof by the main home-based caregivers of children under 5 years.;To determine whether the outcome differs between the control and study group.;To assess whether knowledge and practices of hand hygiene among the home-based caregivers have changed six months after the implementation of the intervention. | — |
Countries
South Africa
Contacts
Public ContactCathleen Solomons
Area Manager
Outcome results
None listed