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Impact and acceptability of using Moringa oleifera seeds and handwashing with soap to improve household drinking water and diarrhoea incidence

Impact and acceptability of using Moringa oleifera seeds and handwashing with soap to improve household drinking water and diarrhoea incidence in Poor Rural Tanzania

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR201209000406105
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2012-08-30
Start date
2012-07-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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

Conditions

Diarrhoea, pneumonia

Interventions

Moringa Arm
Handwashing Arm
Control Arm

Sponsors

Concern Worldwide
Lead Sponsor
Ifakara Health Institute
Collaborator
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Located within the study area Consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Loss to follow up Drop out voluntarily

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Water quality (Escherichia coli concentrations)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Diarrhoea, dysentry, pneumonia, fever

Countries

Tanzania

Contacts

Public ContactSarah Moore

Research fellow at Ifakara Health Institutie and Lecturer at LSHTM

smoore@ihi.or.tz+255 7892 34298

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026