Assessing the Health Impact of a Combined Water and Sanitation Intervention in Rural Odisha, India

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine2,940 enrolled

Overview

This is a matched-cohort study designed to assess the health impact of a rural demand-driven water and sanitation intervention that provides piped treated water and household level pour-flush latrines and bathing rooms, as implemented by Gram Vikas.

We will undertake a matched-cohort study among 84 villages in Ganjam district, Orissa, India to assess the health impact of a program that provides improved water supplies and sanitation to rural villages.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

2,940

Conditions

Diarrhea Enteric Infection Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection Stunting

Interventions

Improved water supply and sanitationBEHAVIORAL

Village-level reticulated water supply with distribution to household taps; pour-flush pit latrines.

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Households in participating villages will be eligible to participate in the study if they have at least one child under 5 years. Exclusion Criteria: * None

Locations (1)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

London, United Kingdom

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Reported diarrhoea in children <5 years

Time frame: 7-day recall, assessed 4 times during 3-month follow-up rounds

Secondary Outcomes

Reported lower respiratory infection in children <5

Time frame: 7-day recall, assessed 4 times during 3-month follow-up rounds

Diarrhoea among all ages

Time frame: 7-day recall, assessed 4 times during 3-month follow-up roundsits

Lower respiratory infection among all ages

Time frame: 7-day recall, assessed 4 times during 3-month follow-up roundsts

Soil-transmitted helminth infection

Stool samples taken and assayed for ascaris, trichuris, hookworm

Time frame: Point prevalence assessed in rounds 2 (approximately 90-120 days after study commencement) and 4 (approximately 240 to 360 days after study commencement)

Height-for-age among children < 2 years

Children height measured and HAZ scores computed

Time frame: Assessed approximately every 90 days for a total of four measurement over study period

Weight-for-age among children <5

Children weighed and WAZ scores computed

Time frame: Assessed approximately every 90 days for a total of four measurement over study periodAssessed during all four follow up rounds

Biomarkers of environmental enteropathy and enteric infection

Time frame: Assessed once during round 3 (approximately 180 to 240 days following commencement of study

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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