Table 2 Primary and secondary outcome measures for evaluating diarrhea and dengue interventions in rural primary schools in La Mesa and Anapoima municipalities, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Outcome | Collected by | Frequency of collection | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Primary outcomes | |||
Incidence rate of diarrhea in school children | School absence registers and parental confirmation (telephone interview) | Recorded daily, collected weekly | Teachers; children’s parents |
Density of adult female Aedes aegypti in each school (that is, number of mosquitoes collected per time unit) | Electric Prokopack aspirator in 10 to 15 min per classroom | At 4, 9, and 15 months post-intervention | Collections in schools |
Secondary outcomes | |||
Breteau index (number of containers with Ae. aegypti immatures/100 schools) | Dippers and nets | At 4, 9, and 15 months post-intervention | Containers in schools |
Number of pupil absence episodes and absence days due to diarrhea | School absence registers and parental confirmation (telephone interview) | Recorded daily, collected weekly | Teachers and parents of children |
Number of pupil absence episodes and days due to probable dengue | School absence registers, parental confirmation (telephone interview), and health clinic confirmation. Probable cases defined based on WHO criteria [13] | Recorded daily, collected weekly | Teachers, parents, and health clinics |
Number of pupil absence episodes and days due to all-cause illness | School absence registers and parental confirmation (telephone interview) | Recorded daily, collected weekly | Teachers and parents of children |
Values of drinking water quality parametersa | Water samples | At 4, 9, and 15 months post-intervention | Drinking water containers in schools |
Values of calculated KAP-scores | Questionnaires | At 4, 9, and 15 months post-intervention | School children |