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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
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]