Schistosomiasis in Formal and Non-Formal Schools in Uganda: Implications for Control Programmes

Anaemia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Schistosomiasis in Formal and Non-Formal Schools in Uganda: Implications for Control

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00463593
• Other study ID #: SRP-UG-NK-06
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 19, 2007
• Last updated: January 23, 2008
• Start date: December 2006
• Est. completion date: June 2007

Study information

• Verified date: January 2008
• Source: DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Uganda: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1293
• Est. completion date: June 2007
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 6 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• School children in grad 1 and 2

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anaemia
• Helminthiasis
• Schistosomiasis

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Uganda	Vector Control Division	Kampala

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Uganda,