Asili Evaluation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Diarrhea, Cough, Fever
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Diarrhea
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Living in an Asili catchment area
- Between the age of 18 and 65
- Have at least one child under 5 living at home at baseline
- Able to communicate in the study languages: French, Kiswahili, or Mashi
Exclusion Criteria:
- Suffering from a significant mental deficit, including mental illness, learning difficulties, or substance abuse, which would impair their ability to consent to participate in the study.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
No Intervention
Experimental
No Intervention
Encouragement Zone 3
Control Zone 3
Encouragement Zone 4
Control Zone 4
Encouragement households will be randomly sampled based on location, and a team of 2 local community champions/data collectors (hired from within the community) will visit each of the encouragement arm homes. Community champions will be responsible for visiting each home, going door-to-door and speaking with each family individually in order to avoid contamination/cross-over with control households. The Asili intervention involves membership into a program; households have the option to opt in or out at any time, without consequence to themselves or the study. The intervention itself involves access to clean water and health clinics. No drugs or medication are administered to individuals through this intervention.
Control households will still have equal access to the Asili intervention and can gain membership into a program at any time. Regardless of membership status, households have the option to opt in or out at any time, without consequence to themselves or the study. The intervention itself involves access to clean water and health clinics. No drugs or medication are administered to individuals through this intervention.
Encouragement households will be randomly sampled based on location, and a team of 2 local community champions/data collectors (hired from within the community) will visit each of the encouragement arm homes. Community champions will be responsible for visiting each home, going door-to-door and speaking with each family individually in order to avoid contamination/cross-over with control households. The Asili intervention involves membership into a program; households have the option to opt in or out at any time, without consequence to themselves or the study. The intervention itself involves access to clean water and health clinics. No drugs or medication are administered to individuals through this intervention.
Control households will still have equal access to the Asili intervention and can gain membership into a program at any time. Regardless of membership status, households have the option to opt in or out at any time, without consequence to themselves or the study. The intervention itself involves access to clean water and health clinics. No drugs or medication are administered to individuals through this intervention.