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

NCT00463593 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SRP-UG-NK-06
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,293
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

Schistosomiasis; Helminthiasis; Anaemia

Keywords

schistosomiasis; helminthes; anaemia

Study Arms (1)

2

children enrolled in formal schools and children not enrolled in formal schools

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

children enrolled in formal schools and children not enrolled in formal school identified by household survey

You may qualify if:

• School children in grad 1 and 2

Sponsors & Collaborators

• DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development: lead

Study Sites (1)

Vector Control Division

Kampala, Uganda

Location

Biospecimen

Retention: NONE RETAINED

faeces blood

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Schistosomiasis; Helminthiasis; Anemia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Trematode Infections; Parasitic Diseases; Infections; Vector Borne Diseases; Hematologic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases

Study Officials

• Narcis Kabatereine, Dr

  Vector Control Division, Ministry of Health Uganda

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 19, 2007
• First Posted: April 20, 2007
• Study Start: December 1, 2006
• Study Completion: June 1, 2007
• Last Updated: January 25, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-01

Locations

UG (1)