2,200
Participants
Start Date
April 12, 2023
Primary Completion Date
August 31, 2024
Study Completion Date
September 30, 2024
Sealed washable floor plus behaviour change
Replacement of rudimentary floors with a cement stabilised floor in all rooms in the dwelling
Behaviour change intervention
Support for behaviour change through 'floor clubs' and the provision of printed guides
Routine deworming
Treatment of all household members for STH infections (400 mg albendazole in those aged 24 months and above; 200 mg albendazole in those aged 12-23 months)
treatment for tungiasis
Treatment of tungiasis in those affected by heavy infections (at 0 and 12 months) according to county Department of Health recommendations
Dzombo ward, Kwale
Collaborators (1)
Kenya Medical Research Institute
OTHER
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
OTHER
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
OTHER
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
OTHER