Effect on weight gain of routinely giving albendazole to preschool children during child health days in Uganda: cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the effectiveness of delivering an anthelmintic through a community child health programme on the weight gain of preschool children in Uganda.

Design

Cluster randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Eastern Uganda.

Participants

48 parishes participating in a new programme for child health: 24 offered children an additional service of anthelmintic treatment. The outcome is based on measurements from 27,995 children.

Intervention

Treatment of children aged between 1 and 7 years with 400 mg albendazole added to standard services offered during child health days over a three year period.

Main outcome measure

Weight gain.

Results

The provision of periodic anthelmintic treatment as a part of child health services in Uganda resul

SUBMITTER: Alderman H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1502184 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature