Paediatrics Diarrhoea
Conditions
Interventions
Combined WASH and Hygiene of Weaning Foods
Water and Sanitation OR Hygiene of weaning foods only
None
Sponsors
SHARE - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
University of Malawi - The Polytechnic
University of Strathclyde
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligible households will have a child between 3 months to 21 months at enrolment to ensure that children are not neonates and that all children are likely not be eating weaning foods throughout the study period. All eligible households will have a functional latrine (toilet) All eligible households will reside within a 500m of a functioning borehole (protected water source).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Household does not have a functional latrine (toilet) Household is over 500m from the nearest functional borehole (protected water source) Household does not have a child aged between 3 and 21 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of diarrhoea disease | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduced concentration of pathogens in weaning foods ;Reduced concentration of pathogens on caregiver hands ;Reduced concentration of pathogens on food contact surfaces;Reduced concentration of pathogens on target child hands ;Reduced incidence of trachoma;Reduce incidence of acute respiratory infections ;Reduction in soil transmitted helminths in target children ;Observed change in hygiene related behaviours ;Reduction of E coli in drinking water at household level | — |
Countries
Malawi
Contacts
Public ContactTemwa Msiska
Research Manager
Outcome results
None listed