Laboratory Household Laboratory Household Protocol for PNGProtocol for PNG

Arrival at Household: Team Leader Arrival at Household: Team Leader ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

When the team arrives at the When the team arrives at the household, the team leader will household, the team leader will determine who in the household is determine who in the household is going to participate going to participate

While interviewer is doing the While interviewer is doing the interviews, the team leader will listen interviews, the team leader will listen and fill in the patient questionnairesand fill in the patient questionnaires

Duties of the Interviewer and Duties of the Interviewer and AnthropometristAnthropometrist

The interviewer begins the interviews The interviewer begins the interviews (care-takers, then women, then men) (care-takers, then women, then men) while the anthropometrist sets up the while the anthropometrist sets up the Uniscale and Shorr boardUniscale and Shorr board

While the anthropometrist is weighing and While the anthropometrist is weighing and measuring the participants, the measuring the participants, the interviewer will be recording the heights interviewer will be recording the heights and weightsand weights

When finished, the interviewer will collect When finished, the interviewer will collect the salt sample (or samples) and leave the salt sample (or samples) and leave iodized salt to replace what was takeniodized salt to replace what was taken

Duties of the LaboratorianDuties of the Laboratorian

While interviews and measurements are While interviews and measurements are being taken, laboratorians will be setting being taken, laboratorians will be setting upup

Once they’re finished, the interviewer will Once they’re finished, the interviewer will give the laboratorian the questionnaires, give the laboratorian the questionnaires, and the laboratorian will apply the and the laboratorian will apply the appropriate labels to the forms and lab appropriate labels to the forms and lab supplies (but for only one patient at a supplies (but for only one patient at a time)time)

Duties of the LaboratorianDuties of the Laboratorian

It is It is very importantvery important to label only one to label only one patient’s supplies at a time, and to patient’s supplies at a time, and to

be be completely finishedcompletely finished with that with that patient before moving on to the next. patient before moving on to the next.

AllAll of the previous patient’s of the previous patient’s materials should be put away (DBS materials should be put away (DBS

cards/malaria slides drying in boxes, cards/malaria slides drying in boxes, trash thrown away) before labeling trash thrown away) before labeling

the next patient’s materials.the next patient’s materials.

Duties of the LaboratorianDuties of the Laboratorian Fill in questionnaire (lab questions)Fill in questionnaire (lab questions) Urine is collected from eligible women (will Urine is collected from eligible women (will

be asked to drink water if having difficulty be asked to drink water if having difficulty urinating)urinating)

Stool is collected from children 24-59 Stool is collected from children 24-59 months of agemonths of age

Perform fingerstick, fill Microtainer, and do Perform fingerstick, fill Microtainer, and do Hemocue testing on eligible men (those in Hemocue testing on eligible men (those in every other household)every other household)

Perform fingerstick, fill Microtainer, run Perform fingerstick, fill Microtainer, run Hemocue, prepare malaria slide, and Hemocue, prepare malaria slide, and pipette DBS’s on womenpipette DBS’s on women

Duties of the LaboratorianDuties of the Laboratorian

Perform fingerstick, fill Microtainer, Perform fingerstick, fill Microtainer, run Hemocue, prepare malaria slide, run Hemocue, prepare malaria slide, and pipette DBS’s on childrenand pipette DBS’s on children

Before Leaving Household: Team Before Leaving Household: Team Leader’s DutiesLeader’s Duties

While interviewer, anthropometrist, While interviewer, anthropometrist, and laboratorian are packing up, the and laboratorian are packing up, the team leader will check the team leader will check the questionnaires for completionquestionnaires for completion