School-based Health Programs on Children's Wellbeing in Lusaka, Zambia
Evaluating the Impact of School-based Health Programs on Children's Well-being and Academic Performance
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Brief Summary
This study evaluates the impact of a new and comprehensive school-based health program implemented in Lusaka, Zambia.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jun 2015
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
June 17, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 28, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 28, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 11, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 31, 2018
CompletedJuly 31, 2018
July 1, 2018
1.1 years
July 11, 2018
July 30, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in prevalence of acute disease
Students report on the presence of 14 systemic, genitourinary, respiratory, and gastrointestinal illnesses in the past two week. Acute illnesses are combined into a summary index of morbidity.
Baseline, 6 months, and one-year follow-up
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Change in weight
Baseline, 6 months, and one-year follow-up
Change in height
Baseline, 6 months, and one-year follow-up
Change in health knowledge
Baseline, 6 months, and one-year follow-up
Change in school attendance
Baseline, 6 months, and one-year follow-up
Change in academic performance
Baseline, 6 months, and one-year follow-up
Study Arms (2)
Intervention
EXPERIMENTALThe intervention group receives a school health program that has two components: the training of selected teachers to become school Health Workers and bi-annual health screenings of all students.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONThe control group receives regular school programming.
Interventions
The intervention trains selected teachers to deliver health lessons to students, perform basic first aid, recognize common illnesses, refer student to skilled medical attention when needed. The intervention provides schools with basic medical supplies including pain relief medication, thermometers, bandages, antiseptics, and oral rehydration solution. Vitamin A supplementation and presumptive deworming medication are administered to students during biannual health screenings.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Children attending one of the 14 schools in the study.
You may not qualify if:
- Children not attending one of the 14 schools in the study.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Related Publications (1)
Wei D, Brigell R, Khadka A, Perales N, Fink G. Comprehensive school-based health programs to improve child and adolescent health: Evidence from Zambia. PLoS One. 2019 May 31;14(5):e0217893. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217893. eCollection 2019.
PMID: 31150484DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Global Health
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 11, 2018
First Posted
July 31, 2018
Study Start
June 17, 2015
Primary Completion
July 28, 2016
Study Completion
July 28, 2016
Last Updated
July 31, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-07
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share