The impact of insecticide-treated school uniforms on dengue infections in school-aged children: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in Thailand.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:There is an urgent need to protect children against dengue since this age group is particularly sensitive to the disease. Since dengue vectors are active mainly during the day, a potential target for control should be schools where children spend a considerable amount of their day. School uniforms are the cultural norm in most developing countries, worn throughout the day. We hypothesise that insecticide-treated school uniforms will reduce the incidence of dengue infection in school-aged children. Our objective is to determine the impact of impregnated school uniforms on dengue incidence. METHODS:A randomised controlled trial will be conducted in eastern Thailand in a group of schools with approximately 2,000 students aged 7-18 years. Pre-fabricated school uniforms will be commercially treated to ensure consistent, high-quality insecticide impregnation with permethrin. A double-blind, randomised, crossover trial at the school level will cover two dengue transmission seasons. DISCUSSION:Practical issues and plans concerning intervention implementation, evaluation, analysing and interpreting the data, and possible policy implications arising from the trial are discussed. TRIAL REGISTRATION:clinicaltrial.gov. REGISTRATION NUMBER:NCT01563640.

journal_name

Trials

journal_title

Trials

authors

Wilder-Smith A,Byass P,Olanratmanee P,Maskhao P,Sringernyuang L,Logan JG,Lindsay SW,Banks S,Gubler D,Louis VR,Tozan Y,Kittayapong P

doi

10.1186/1745-6215-13-212

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-11-15 00:00:00

pages

212

issn

1745-6215

pii

1745-6215-13-212

journal_volume

13

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