The effect of SODIS water treatment intervention at the household level in reducing diarrheal incidence among children under 5 years of age: a cluster randomized controlled trial in Dabat district, northwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Solar Disinfection (SODIS) of water is an economical, user-friendly, and environmentally safe household water treatment method that has been advocated as a means of decreasing the burden of diarrhea among children under 5 years of age. Laboratory studies have consistently shown the efficacy of the SODIS method to destroy waterborne pathogens. However, the evidence-based health effect of a SODIS intervention at the household level is limited. The main aim of the study was to examine the effectiveness of a SODIS intervention in reducing the incidence of diarrhea among under-five children.

Methods

A community-based, cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted, over 6 months from 10 January to 7 July 2016, in 28 rural villages of northwest Ethiopia. In the inter

SUBMITTER: Bitew BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6069566 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature