Study phase | Timelines | Intervention community | Control community |
Pre-intervention | May 2017–February 2018 | ||
Baseline household survey | May 2017 | One visit | One visit |
Community surveillance | May–July 2017 | Household visit every 2 weeks | Household visit every 2 weeks |
Baseline KAP | Jan–February 2018 | Household KAP Survey | Household KAP Survey |
Intervention | March–April 2018 | ||
Community group sessions | Eighty community awareness sessions with 1628 people in attendance. | No Heat intervention. Regular CHW visits for maternal and child health | |
Household visits | 5428 household visits with each house visited four times | ||
Post-intervention | May–November 2018 | ||
Community surveillance | May–July 2018 | Household visit every 2 weeks | Household visit every 2 weeks |
Household KAP Survey | Sep–October 2018 | KAP survey of all households | KAP survey of all households |
Intervention in the control community | November 2018 | No activity | HEAT intervention in all households in the control communities by the same CHWs |
CHW, community health worker; HEAT, Heat Emergency Awareness and Treatment; KAP, knowledge, attitude and practices.