Tanzania : A Handwashing Behavior Change Journey

In Tanzania, nearly 30,000 people die annually due to diarrheal diseases and an estimated 12.6 percent of children suffer from diarrheal diseases. There is a widespread and deep-rooted belief that diarrhea is part of growing up and cannot be preven...

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Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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spelling okr-10986-116832021-04-23T14:02:56Z Tanzania : A Handwashing Behavior Change Journey World Bank ADVERTISING BACKBONE BEHAVIOR CHANGE CAREGIVERS COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN CONDOMS DIARRHEA DIARRHEAL DISEASES FACT SHEET GENERAL POPULATION HANDWASHING HEALTH CENTERS HYGIENE HYGIENE INTERVENTIONS HYGIENE ISSUES HYGIENE PROMOTION HYGIENE PROMOTION PROGRAMS ID IMAGE IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES IMPLEMENTING AGENCY INFORMATION GAPS INSTITUTION INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION LEARNING LITERACY LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MALARIA MARKETING MASS MEDIA MORTALITY MOTHER NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NUMBER OF PEOPLE PHONE POSTERS PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRESS RADIO RADIO COMMUNICATION REPRODUCTIVE AGE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESPECT RESULTS RURAL AREAS RURAL WOMEN SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SOAP SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL SUPPORT SUPERVISION SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TARGETS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TELEVISION TRANSPORTATION USES USING SOAP WASH HANDS WITH SOAP WASHING HANDS WOMAN In Tanzania, nearly 30,000 people die annually due to diarrheal diseases and an estimated 12.6 percent of children suffer from diarrheal diseases. There is a widespread and deep-rooted belief that diarrhea is part of growing up and cannot be prevented. Working with the government and with non-governmental organizations, the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) sought to increase rates of handwashing with soap among women and children, especially at critical junctures. This learning note documents the development of the project, with a focus on how it was designed, implemented, and monitored. Challenges and lessons learned are highlighted to assist program managers in designing and managing evidence-based handwashing with soap and other hygiene promotion programs. 2012-08-13T15:43:19Z 2012-08-13T15:43:19Z 2011-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/10/15257200/tanzania-handwashing-behavior-change-journey http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11683 English Water and Sanitation Program : Learning Note CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Tanzania
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topic ADVERTISING
BACKBONE
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
CAREGIVERS
COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN
CONDOMS
DIARRHEA
DIARRHEAL DISEASES
FACT SHEET
GENERAL POPULATION
HANDWASHING
HEALTH CENTERS
HYGIENE
HYGIENE INTERVENTIONS
HYGIENE ISSUES
HYGIENE PROMOTION
HYGIENE PROMOTION PROGRAMS
ID
IMAGE
IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
INFORMATION GAPS
INSTITUTION
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
LEARNING
LITERACY
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MALARIA
MARKETING
MASS MEDIA
MORTALITY
MOTHER
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
PHONE
POSTERS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRESS
RADIO
RADIO COMMUNICATION
REPRODUCTIVE AGE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RESPECT
RESULTS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL WOMEN
SANITATION
SANITATION SERVICES
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
SOAP
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL SUPPORT
SUPERVISION
SUSTAINABLE ACCESS
TARGETS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TELEVISION
TRANSPORTATION
USES
USING SOAP
WASH HANDS WITH SOAP
WASHING HANDS
WOMAN
spellingShingle ADVERTISING
BACKBONE
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
CAREGIVERS
COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN
CONDOMS
DIARRHEA
DIARRHEAL DISEASES
FACT SHEET
GENERAL POPULATION
HANDWASHING
HEALTH CENTERS
HYGIENE
HYGIENE INTERVENTIONS
HYGIENE ISSUES
HYGIENE PROMOTION
HYGIENE PROMOTION PROGRAMS
ID
IMAGE
IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
INFORMATION GAPS
INSTITUTION
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
LEARNING
LITERACY
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MALARIA
MARKETING
MASS MEDIA
MORTALITY
MOTHER
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
PHONE
POSTERS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRESS
RADIO
RADIO COMMUNICATION
REPRODUCTIVE AGE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RESPECT
RESULTS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL WOMEN
SANITATION
SANITATION SERVICES
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
SOAP
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL SUPPORT
SUPERVISION
SUSTAINABLE ACCESS
TARGETS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TELEVISION
TRANSPORTATION
USES
USING SOAP
WASH HANDS WITH SOAP
WASHING HANDS
WOMAN
World Bank
Tanzania : A Handwashing Behavior Change Journey
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Tanzania
relation Water and Sanitation Program : Learning Note
description In Tanzania, nearly 30,000 people die annually due to diarrheal diseases and an estimated 12.6 percent of children suffer from diarrheal diseases. There is a widespread and deep-rooted belief that diarrhea is part of growing up and cannot be prevented. Working with the government and with non-governmental organizations, the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) sought to increase rates of handwashing with soap among women and children, especially at critical junctures. This learning note documents the development of the project, with a focus on how it was designed, implemented, and monitored. Challenges and lessons learned are highlighted to assist program managers in designing and managing evidence-based handwashing with soap and other hygiene promotion programs.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Tanzania : A Handwashing Behavior Change Journey
title_short Tanzania : A Handwashing Behavior Change Journey
title_full Tanzania : A Handwashing Behavior Change Journey
title_fullStr Tanzania : A Handwashing Behavior Change Journey
title_full_unstemmed Tanzania : A Handwashing Behavior Change Journey
title_sort tanzania : a handwashing behavior change journey
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/10/15257200/tanzania-handwashing-behavior-change-journey
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11683
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