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Designing and Evaluating a School-based Hand Washing Program in Malawi

NCT02968251 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 360

Last updated 2017-05-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the study is to design and evaluate a school-based hand washing program for children in Malawi, Sub-Saharan Africa, using a cluster randomized controlled trial (CRCT), so as to improve proper hand washing, increase knowledge level and also reduce school absenteeism.

Conditions

  • School-based, Hand-washing, Program, Malawi

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Hand Washing Program (HWP)

HWP consists of integrating hand washing practice in the school health policy, setting up proper hand washing facilities in the intervention schools, training to school teachers, delivering of health talk to schoolchildren and their parents, developing reminders and posters of a simplified 5-step hand washing technique, peer briefing session, take home package (5-steps hand washing, commitment letter, poster, leaflet). The program will be delivered once every week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-10-31
Primary Completion
2017-07-31
Completion
2017-07-31

Countries

  • Malawi

Study Locations

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