Star Homes Project 2
Star Homes - Better Health Through Better Housing: Phase 2 House Evaluation
About This Trial
Malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea causes a lot of illness in children in Tanzania and the study want to find better ways of protecting people against these diseases and want to find out if the type of house design can affect the general health of children living in the house.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Treatments Being Tested
Star Homes
110 identical novel-designed houses, known as Star Homes, include the critical structural components e.g. building orientated to provide optimal shading throughout the day, light-weight \& durable roof, facade and openings screened from insects to reduce insect entry while assuring airflow, an outdoor fly-proof latrine, and solar power providing electric light at night etc.
Traditional African houses
A traditional mud house: with wattle and daub walls, a thatched roof, and no electricity or piped water supply.