School Children’s Intestinal Parasite and Nutritional Status One Year after Complementary School Garden, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions in Burkina Faso

• DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0964
• Publication Date: 2017-07-11T07:00:45Z
• Authors: Séverine Erismann; Serge Diagbouga; Christian Schindler; Peter Odermatt; Astrid M. Knoblauch; Jana Gerold; Andrea Leuenberger; Akina Shrestha; Grissoum Tarnagda; Jürg Utzinger; Guéladio Cissé
• Keywords: Deworming; Open defecation

The potential health benefits of combined agricultural, nutrition, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are poorly understood. We aimed to determine whether complementary school garden, WASH reduce intestinal parasites improve children's nutritional status in two regions Burkina Faso. A cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted the Plateau Central Center-Ouest total 360 randomly selected children, aged 8-15 years, had complete baseline end-line survey data. Mixed regression models were used assess impact interventions, controlling for characteristics. prevalence parasitic infections decreased both intervention control schools, but decrease significantly higher schools related (odds ratio [OR] effect = 0.2, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.1-0.5). Indices undernutrition did not at schools. Safe handwashing practices before eating use latrines than (OR 6.9, CI 1.4-34.4, OR 14.9, 1.4-153.9, respectively). Parameters water quality remained unchanged. combination nutritional, WASH-related embedded social-ecological systems delivered through platform improved several child outcomes, including some behaviors. Sustained with stronger household community-based components are, however, needed long-term.