WASH Benefits Bangladesh
Malnutrition, Diarrhea, Child Development
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Malnutrition focused on measuring Chlorine water treatment, Point-of-use water treatment, Household water treatment with safe storage, Hand washing with soap, Hand hygiene, Latrines, Child potties, Point-of-use fortification, Lipid-based nutrient supplement, Environmental enteropathy, Tropical enteropathy, Gut function, Intestinal parasitic infection, Soil transmitted helminths, Intestinal protozoans, Antibody response, Water, Sanitation, Hand washing, Breast Feeding, Complementary Feeding, Micronutrients, Malnutrition, Nutrition Disorders, Diarrhea, Child Development
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
(1) Infants (target child) will be eligible to participate in the study if they are:
- They are in utero at the baseline survey
- Their parents/guardians are planning to stay in the study village for the next 12 months (if a mother is planning to give birth at her natal home and then return, she will still be a candidate for enrollment)
(2) Children < 36 months old at baseline that are living in the compound of a target child will be eligible to participate in diarrhea measurement if:
- They are < 36 months old at the baseline survey
- Their parents/guardians are planning to stay in the study village for the next 12 months
(3) Children 18 - 27 months old at baseline that are living in the compound of a target child will be eligible to participate in intestinal parasite specimen collection if:
- They are 18 - 27 months old at the baseline survey
- Their parents/guardians are planning to stay in the study village for the next 12 months
Sites / Locations
- Dr. Mahbubur Rahman
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Arm 6
Arm 7
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Water quality
Sanitation
Hand washing
Combined WASH
Nutrition
Nutrition + Combined WASH
Non-intervention
90 clusters, approx. 720 newborns
90 clusters, approx. 720 newborns
90 clusters, approx. 720 newborns
90 clusters, approx. 720 newborns
90 clusters, approx. 720 newborns
90 clusters, approx. 720 newborns
180 clusters, approx. 1,440 newborns