Randomized Controlled Trial of the Cholera-Hospital-Based-Intervention-for-7-Days (CHoBI7) Cholera Rapid Response Program to Reduce Diarrheal Diseases in Bangladesh

Christine Marie George (), Tahmina Parvin, Md. Sazzadul Islam Bhuyian, Ismat Minhaj Uddin, Fatema Zohura, Jahed Masud, Shirajum Monira, David A. Sack, Jamie Perin, Munirul Alam and A. S. G. Faruque
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Christine Marie George: Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205-2103, USA
Tahmina Parvin: Research Training and Management International, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh
Md. Sazzadul Islam Bhuyian: Research Training and Management International, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh
Ismat Minhaj Uddin: Research Training and Management International, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh
Fatema Zohura: Research Training and Management International, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh
Jahed Masud: Research Training and Management International, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh
Shirajum Monira: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
David A. Sack: Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205-2103, USA
Jamie Perin: Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205-2103, USA
Munirul Alam: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
A. S. G. Faruque: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-11

Abstract: (a) Objective: To build an evidence base on effective water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions to reduce diarrheal diseases in cholera hotspots, we developed the CHoBI7 Cholera Rapid Response Program. (b) Methods: Once a cholera patient (confirmed by bacterial culture) is identified at a health facility, a health promoter delivers a targeted WASH intervention to the cholera hotspot (households within 20 m of a cholera patient) through both in-person visits during the first week and bi-weekly WASH mobile messages for the 3-month program period. A randomized controlled trial of the CHoBI7 Cholera Rapid Response Program was conducted with 284 participants in 15 cholera hotspots around cholera patients in urban Dhaka, Bangladesh. This program was compared to the standard message in Bangladesh on the use of oral rehydration solution for dehydration. Five-hour structured observation of handwashing with soap and diarrhea surveillance was conducted monthly. (c) Findings: Handwashing with soap at food- and stool-related events was significantly higher in the CHoBI7 Cholera Rapid Response Program arm compared to the standard message arm at all timepoints (overall 54% in the CHoBI7 arm vs. 23% in the standard arm, p < 0.05). Furthermore, there was a significant reduction in diarrheal prevalence for all participants (adults and children) (Prevalence Ratio (PR) 0.35, 95% CI: 0.14–0.85) and for children under 5 years of age (PR: 0.27, 95% CI: 0.085–0.87) during the 3-month program. (d) Conclusions: These findings demonstrate that the CHoBI7 Cholera Rapid Response Program is effective in lowering diarrhea prevalence and increasing handwashing with soap for a population at high risk of cholera.

Keywords: randomized controlled trial; Bangladesh; cholera; water; sanitation; hygiene; program evaluation; diarrheal diseases; community members (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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