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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 resulted in an increase in weight gain of about 10% (166 g per child per year, 95% confidence interval 16 to 316) above expected weight gain when treatments were given twice a year, and an increase of 5% when the treatment was given annually.

Conclusion

Deworming of preschool children in Uganda as part of regularly scheduled health services seems practical and associated with increased weight gain.

SUBMITTER: Alderman H 

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

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Alderman Harold H   Konde-Lule Joseph J   Sebuliba Isaac I   Bundy Donald D   Hall Andrew A  

BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 20060621 7559


<h4>Objective</h4>To estimate the effectiveness of delivering an anthelmintic through a community child health programme on the weight gain of preschool children in Uganda.<h4>Design</h4>Cluster randomised controlled trial.<h4>Setting</h4>Eastern Uganda.<h4>Participants</h4>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.<h4>Intervention</h4>Treatment of c  ...[more]

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