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Information provided by: | DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00463593 |
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.
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Schistosomiasis Helminthiasis Anaemia |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Cohort, Prospective |
Official Title: | Schistosomiasis in Formal and Non-Formal Schools in Uganda: Implications for Control |
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Enrollment: | 1293 |
Study Start Date: | December 2006 |
Study Completion Date: | June 2007 |
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children enrolled in formal schools and children not enrolled in formal schools
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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:
Ages Eligible for Study: | 6 Years to 18 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
children enrolled in formal schools and children not enrolled in formal school identified by household survey
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Uganda | |
Vector Control Division | |
Kampala, Uganda |
Principal Investigator: | Narcis Kabatereine, Dr | Vector Control Division, Ministry of Health Uganda |
Study ID Numbers: | SRP-UG-NK-06 |
Study First Received: | April 19, 2007 |
Last Updated: | January 23, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00463593 |
Health Authority: | Uganda: Ministry of Health |
schistosomiasis helminthes anaemia |
Hematologic Diseases Anemia Schistosomiasis Parasitic Diseases Helminthiasis |
Trematode Infections |