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Study NCT ID:
NCT00463593
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2008-01-25
First Post:
2007-04-19
Brief Title:
Schistosomiasis in Formal and Non-Formal Schools in Uganda Implications for Control Programmes
Sponsor:
DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development
Organization:
DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development
Study Overview
Official Title:
Schistosomiasis in Formal and Non-Formal Schools in Uganda Implications for Control
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2008-01
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Current efforts to control schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthes infections focus on the school-age population and school-based treatment delivery programs offer a major cost advantages because of the use of the existing school infrastructure and the fact that schoolchildren are accessible through schools However in many developing countries large numbers of school-age children are not in school and this has raised questions about the effectiveness of school-based programs in reaching non-enrolled children Increasingly the non-formal education sector is providing a growing solution to the problem of poor enrolment in basic education especially in sub-Saharan Africa and has recently been used to deliver praziquantel as part of a national schistosomiasis control program in Uganda However it is unclear how effective this program has been in reaching children who attend non-formal schools and whether the program has been reaching children from the poorest households
Detailed Description:
This study will compare infection and nutritional status of children enrolled in formal schools and non-formal schools and non-enrolled children in Nakasongola District in Uganda and investigate the process and impact of treatment delivered by the national control program The study will consist of household surveys and cross-sectional parasitological and hematological surveys with follow-up six months later The evaluation will take place over the course of a year and will
Compare the infection and nutritional status of children enrolled in formal schools and non-formal schools and non-enrolled children in Nakasongola District Uganda
Compare programmatic process indicators including enrolment rates attendance rates access to water and sanitation treatment coverage in formal and non-formal schools
Investigate the impact of treatment on intensity of infection and reinfection rates in formal and non-formal schools
Compare the infection and nutritional status of children enrolled in formal schools and non-formal schools and non-enrolled children in Nakasongola District Uganda
Compare programmatic process indicators including enrolment rates attendance rates access to water and sanitation treatment coverage in formal and non-formal schools
Investigate the impact of treatment on intensity of infection and reinfection rates in formal and non-formal schools
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None