Assessing The Impact Of A School-Based Water Treatment, Hygiene And Sanitation Programme On Pupil Absence In Nyanza Province, Kenya: A Cluster-Randomized Trial
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Richard Rheingans Ph.D., Department Chair (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Abstract: Objectives: There has been increased attention to access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) at schools in developing countries, but a dearth of empirical studies on the impact. We conducted a cluster- randomized trial of school-basedWASH on pupil absence in Nyanza Province, Kenya, from 2007 to 2008.Methods: Public primary schools nested in three geographical strata were randomly assigned and allocated to one of three study arms [water treatment and hygiene promotion (WT & HP), additional sanitation improvement, or control] to assess the effects on pupil absence at 2-year follow-up.Results: We found no overall effect of the intervention on absence. However, among schools in two of the geographical areas not affected by post-election violence, those that received WT and HP showed a 58% reduction in the odds ofabsence for girls (OR 0.42, CI 0.21–0.85). In the same strata, sanitation improvement in combination with WT and HP resulted in a comparable drop in absence, although results were marginally significant (OR 0.47, 0.21–1.05). Boys were not impacted by the intervention.Conclusion: School WASH improvements can improve school attendance for girls, and mechanisms for gendered impacts should be explored. Incomplete intervention compliance highlights the challenges of achieving consistent results across allsettings.
Assessing The Impact Of A School-Based Water Treatment, Hygiene And Sanitation Programme On Pupil Absence In Nyanza Province, Kenya: A Cluster-Randomized Trial
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- Publication
- Freeman MC, Greene LE, Dreibelbis R, Saboori S, Muga R, Brumback B and Rheingans RD. 2012. A cluster-randomized trial assessing the impact of a school-based water treatment,hygiene program, and sanitation program on pupil absence in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Tropical Medicine and International Health 17(3) pp. 380-391. ISSN 1360-2276. doi:10.1111/ j.1365-3156.2011.02927.x. Version of record available at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ j.1365-3156.2011.02927.x/epdf
- Language: English
- Date: 2012