Effects of a School-Based Health Intervention Program in Marginalized Communities of Port Elizabeth, South Africa (the KaziBantu Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Ivan Müller   ¹ , PhD ;   Danielle Smith   ² , MA ;   Larissa Adams   ² , MA ;   Ann Aerts   ³ , PhD ;   Bruce P Damons   ² , PhD ;   Jan Degen   ¹ , MSc ;   Stefanie Gall   ¹ , MSc ;   Zaahira Gani   ³ , MSc ;   Markus Gerber   ¹ , PhD, Prof Dr ;   Annelie Gresse   ² , PhD, Prof Dr ;   Darelle van Greunen   ² , PhD, Prof Dr ;   Nandi Joubert   ² , MA ;   Tracey Marais   ² , MA ;   Siphesihle Nqweniso   ² , MA ;   Nicole Probst-Hensch   ^{4, 5} , PhD, Prof Dr ;   Rosa du Randt   ² , PhD, Prof Dr ;   Harald Seelig   ¹ , PhD ;   Peter Steinmann   ^{4, 5} , PhD ;   Jürg Utzinger   ^{4, 5} , PhD, Prof Dr ;   Christina Wadhwani   ³ , MSPH ;   Cheryl Walter   ² , PhD, Prof Dr ;   Uwe Pühse   ¹ , PhD, Prof Dr

¹ Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

² Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

³ Novartis Foundation, Basel, Switzerland

⁴ Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland

⁵ University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland