An interventional study of LifeStraw Family in Diarrhea and HIV Infection, sponsored by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Completed at 1 site in Zambia. Open to female participants. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-08-15.
Sponsored by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
The purpose of this study is to assess whether children under 2 years and other members of households in which HIV-positive mothers are providing replacement and complementary feeding would potentially benefit from the use of a filter designed to eliminate microbial pathogens from drinking water at the household level.
Contaminated drinking water is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in low-income settings. Safe drinking water is of particular concern for HIV-positive mothers since many HIV-infected Zambian women choose replacement feeding and early cessation of breastfeeding of infants to minimize the risk of transmission of the virus. This study builds upon preliminary baseline research which determined that HIV-positive mothers would potentially benefit from an intervention that encourages HIV-positive mothers to treat their water at the household level.
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Device: LifeStraw Family
LifeStraw Family is a household water treatment technology that will be implemented in the household to improve drinking water quality
Use of LifeStraw Family for children under 2 and all household members
Use, acceptability, and longevity of LifeStraw Family will be assessed for replacement and complementary feeds for children under 2 and for drinking water for all members of the household
Time frame: One year
Microbiological performance of LifeStraw Family
Microbiological performance of LifeStraw Family, measured in terms of thermotolerant coliforms (TTC), a well-established WHO indicator organism for faecal contamination
Time frame: One year
Impact of LifeStraw Family on longitudinal prevalence of diarrhea
Impact of the intervention on longitudinal prevalence of diarrhoea among infants under 2 years and all household members, measured both as reported by the primary caretaker of the child and by their weight-for-age z-score (WAZ) as a proxy for diarrhoea
Time frame: One year
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