Healthy Networks Water Treatment Study

NCT01907945 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HNWT
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 150
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is a non-randomized double cohort study evaluating the impact of social network-based water treatment education on sustained household water treatment behaviors over 12 months of follow up. A three-session curriculum was developed on the spread of water borne illness, water treatment methods, and the role of social support in water treatment. Participants in the intervention arm will receive this curriculum in a group setting, where group members are self-selected members of the study participants' social networks. Participants in the comparison arm will receive the same curriculum taught at the individual household level. All participants will receive CeraMaji ceramic filters for use in household water treatment after participating in the three sessions. Research staff will conduct surveys and water quality testing over a period of 12 months to determine whether participants continue to use the ceramic filters. Investigators hypothesize that social network-based training on household water treatment will result in a higher proportion of households using ceramic filters at 6- and 12-months as compared to households receiving individual training.

Conditions

Household Water Treatment; Waterborne Illness

Keywords

Household water treatment; Waterborne illness; ceramic filters; social network

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Ceramic filter use

  'use' defined as 1) self-reported use in the three days prior to the survey, 2) presence of filter in household and 3) presence of water/moisture in the filter indicating recent use

  6 months post-intervention

• Ceramic filter use

  'use' defined as 1) self-reported use in the three days prior to the survey, 2) presence of filter in household and 3) presence of water/moisture in the filter indicating recent use

  12 months post-intervention

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Fecal coliforms

  6 months post-intervention

• Fecal coliforms

  12 months post-intervention

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participant households in this arm are eligible for participation in the social network-based water treatment education program (referred to as the Microclinic Water Program). Participant households who do not enroll in the Microclinic Water Program receive household-based education identical to that of the 'comparison' arm.

Behavioral: Microclinic Water Program

Comparison

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participant households in this arm receive household drinking water treatment education at the household level.

Behavioral: Household education

Interventions

Microclinic Water Program BEHAVIORAL

Three session educational program is delivered to study participants and their self-selected social networks in a group setting. The three session topics are the spread of water borne illness, water treatment methods and social support for sustaining household water treatment. Sessions are taught by a trained community health worker and a study staff member.

Intervention

Household education BEHAVIORAL

Three session educational program is delivered to study participants at an individual household level. The three session topics are the spread of water borne illness, water treatment methods and social support for sustaining household water treatment. Sessions are taught by a trained community health worker and a study staff member.

Comparison

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Participant in the Mfangano Island Healthy Networks Impact Study
• Resident of Mfangano Island in the East or North sub-locations
• years of age or older
• Conversant in DhoLuo or English

You may not qualify if:

• none

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, San Francisco: lead
• Organic Health Response: collaborator
• Microclinic International: collaborator
• Kenya Medical Research Institute: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Ekialo Kiona Center

Kitawi Beach, Mfangano Island, Nyanza, Kenya

Location

Related Links

• Organic Health Response HNWT page

Study Officials

• Craig R Cohen, MD, MPH

  University of California, San Francisco

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Elizabeth Bukusi, MBChB, M.Med

  Kenya Medical Research Institute

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Matthew D Hickey, MD Candidate

  University of California, San Francisco

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Charles R Salmen, MSc, MD candidate

  University of California, San Francisco

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 22, 2013
• First Posted: July 25, 2013
• Study Start: October 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2014
• Study Completion: April 1, 2014
• Last Updated: July 31, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-07

Locations

KE (1)