Orissa Sanitation Trial

The Orissa Sanitation Trial was a cluster-randomized, controlled trial conducted among 100 villages (including approximately 3500 households and 20,000 people) in Puri district, State of Orissa, India. The trial was led by Tom Clasen at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The objective of the study was to assess the health and educational impacts of a government-facilitated community sanitation project in rural Orissa. Our group was specifically involved in measuring helminth infection and pupil absence, as well as behavioral outcomes of interest including drivers and determinants of use and maintenance of latrines and disposal of child feces.

Publications:

1. Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes among Women Practicing Poor Sanitation in Rural India: A Population-Based Prospective Study (2015)

2. The effectiveness of a rural sanitation programme in Orissa, India on diarrhea soil-transmitted helminths infection and child malnutrition: A cluster-randomized trial (2014)

3. Child Feces Disposal Practices in Rural Orissa: A Cross Sectional Study (2014)

4. The effect of improved rural sanitation on diarrhoea and helminth infection: design of a cluster-randomized trial in Orissa, India (2013)

Timeline

2010-2013

Study Location

Orissa, India

Target Population

Rural households

Principal Investigators

Thomas Clasen

Collaborators

WaterAid, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, University of California, Davis, Emory University, Asian Institute of Public Health, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

Funders

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, Department for International Development, United Kingdom

Project Staff

Bethany Caruso