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Study design, rationale and methods of the Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE) study: A cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate environmental and human health impacts of a water-sensitive intervention in informal settlements in Indonesia and Fiji

K Leder, JJ Openshaw, P Allotey, A Ansariadi, SF Barker, K Burge, TF Clasen, SL Chown, GA Duffy, PA Faber, G Fleming, AB Forbes, M French, C Greening, R Henry, E Higginson, DW Johnston, R Lappan, A Lin, SP Luby Show all

BMJ Open | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2021

Abstract

Introduction Increasing urban populations have led to the growth of informal settlements, with contaminated environments linked to poor human health through a range of interlinked pathways. Here, we describe the design and methods for the Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE) study, a transdisciplinary randomised trial evaluating impacts of an intervention to upgrade urban informal settlements in two Asia-Pacific countries. Methods and analysis RISE is a cluster randomised controlled trial among 12 settlements in Makassar, Indonesia, and 12 in Suva, Fiji. Six settlements in each country have been randomised to receive the intervention at the outset; the remainder wi..

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