Diarrheal disease
Conditions
Interventions
CBEHPP and Advanced Water Filter
CBEHPP
Sponsors
Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
SweetSense Inc.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: i) All villages receiving CBEHPP programming via community health clubs (CHC) through SNV/CRS are eligible to be randomly selected for the study. ii) The study will randomly select 60 villages across the Rwamagana district of Eastern Province, Rwanda, using a probability proportional to size selection approach based on CHC size. iii) Only households enrolled in CBEHPP CHCs at baseline are eligible to participate in the study. iv) In addition to CHC membership, households must have a respondent who is 18 years of age and older, and at least one child under five years of age or have a pregnant woman living in the household at the time of baseline. v) Only 25 households per village will be selected for baseline/follow-up (randomly selected from eligibility list), though all eligible households in the intervention arm will receive the intervention.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: i) Households living outside Rwamagana district or outside selected study villages. ii) Any households that are not participating in CBEHPP and do not have a child under five years of age or a pregnant woman. iii) Households where there are no respondents 18 years of age or older or over age 80. iv) Households will also be excluded from the study if the respondent does not consent to participate, or if they already own an intervention filter that is reported to be in good working order (i.e. usable).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Escherichia coli (E. coli) in point-of-use drinking water at household-level | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Caregiver-reported diarrhea prevalence in the previous 7 days among children under five, defined as 3 or more loose or watery stools within a 24-hour period.;Incidence of visits to community health workers for diarrhea among children under 5 years of age, determined through review of village-based registers.;Water Filter Coverage and Uptake, determined by confirmed receipt of the filter, self-report, and observed use such as presence of water in the filter at time of visit. ;Incidence of health facility-confirmed diarrhea among children under 5 years of age, determined by self-report from caregiver/respondent | — |
Countries
Rwanda
Contacts
Public ContactSabrina Haque
Doctoral Student
Outcome results
None listed