NCT02968251

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

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 360 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Detailed description

A cluster randomized controlled trial (CRCT) design with pre-, mid- and post-interventions and follow-up measures will be randomized into intervention or control groups. A simplified 5-steps hand washing program will be implemented in the intervention group while the control group will continue with their usual practice where schoolchildren do not follow any standard recommended handwashing technique.

Conditions

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

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-10-01
• Primary completion: 2017-07-01
• Completion: 2017-07-01
• First posted: 2016-11-18
• Last updated: 2017-05-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Malawi