Global Scaling Up Handwashing Project : Results, Impacts, and Learning from Vietnam

The Vietnam Handwashing Initiative (HWI) began in January 2006 with the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality from diarrheal diseases in children less than five years of age. In December 2006, Vietnam became one of four countries in the Water an...

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Main Authors:	Nguyen, Nga Kim, Devine, Jacqueline
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGE RANGES BEHAVIOR CHANGE CAREGIVERS CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN COOKING CURRICULUM DIARRHEA DIARRHEAL DISEASES EFFECTIVE HYGIENE PROMOTION EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES FOOD SAFETY GAUGE GERMS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HANDS WITH SOAP HANDWASHING HEALTH IMPACT HEALTH WORKERS HELMINTHES HEPATITIS HEPATITIS A HYGIENE HYGIENE BEHAVIOR HYGIENE EDUCATION HYGIENE PROMOTION HYGIENE PROMOTION INITIATIVES HYGIENE PROMOTION PROGRAM HYGIENE PROMOTION PROGRAMS IMPACT ON HEALTH INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LEADING CAUSES LEARNING MANUALS MASS MEDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUMBER OF WOMEN NUTRITION POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PRETESTING PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROGRESS REPRODUCTIVE AGE RURAL WATER SUPPLY SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SOAP SOCIAL MARKETING SOCIAL NORMS SOCIALIZATION SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TEACHERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELEVISION TV WASHING HANDS WATER SUPPLY WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16814672/global-scaling-up-handwashing-project-results-impacts-learning-vietnam http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17095

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spelling	okr-10986-170952021-04-23T14:03:33Z Global Scaling Up Handwashing Project : Results, Impacts, and Learning from Vietnam Nguyen, Nga Kim Devine, Jacqueline AGE RANGES BEHAVIOR CHANGE CAREGIVERS CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN COOKING CURRICULUM DIARRHEA DIARRHEAL DISEASES EFFECTIVE HYGIENE PROMOTION EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES FOOD SAFETY GAUGE GERMS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HANDS WITH SOAP HANDWASHING HEALTH IMPACT HEALTH WORKERS HELMINTHES HEPATITIS HEPATITIS A HYGIENE HYGIENE BEHAVIOR HYGIENE EDUCATION HYGIENE PROMOTION HYGIENE PROMOTION INITIATIVES HYGIENE PROMOTION PROGRAM HYGIENE PROMOTION PROGRAMS IMPACT ON HEALTH INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LEADING CAUSES LEARNING MANUALS MASS MEDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUMBER OF WOMEN NUTRITION POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PRETESTING PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROGRESS REPRODUCTIVE AGE RURAL WATER SUPPLY SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SOAP SOCIAL MARKETING SOCIAL NORMS SOCIALIZATION SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TEACHERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELEVISION TV WASHING HANDS WATER SUPPLY WORKERS The Vietnam Handwashing Initiative (HWI) began in January 2006 with the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality from diarrheal diseases in children less than five years of age. In December 2006, Vietnam became one of four countries in the Water and Sanitation Program's (WSP) Global Scaling Up Handwashing Project. The objective of the project was to learn how to stimulate improved hand washing behaviors at large scale, sustain the activities after the project ended, and measure the impact on behavioral, health, and welfare outcomes. This learning note presents the achievements, learning, and reflections that resulted from implementing a large-scale hand washing program in Vietnam and provides recommendations for future hygiene promotion initiatives. During the four-year implementation (2006-2010), the program achieved all four of its key objectives. However, a randomized control trial (RCT) impact evaluation found no significant changes in hand washing behavior and no impact on health in children under two. Although much has been learned about how to implement a nation-wide communication program in Vietnam, behavior change at scale has proven challenging. 2014-02-18T22:50:49Z 2014-02-18T22:50:49Z 2012-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16814672/global-scaling-up-handwashing-project-results-impacts-learning-vietnam http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17095 English en_US 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 East Asia and Pacific Vietnam
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topic	AGE RANGES BEHAVIOR CHANGE CAREGIVERS CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN COOKING CURRICULUM DIARRHEA DIARRHEAL DISEASES EFFECTIVE HYGIENE PROMOTION EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES FOOD SAFETY GAUGE GERMS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HANDS WITH SOAP HANDWASHING HEALTH IMPACT HEALTH WORKERS HELMINTHES HEPATITIS HEPATITIS A HYGIENE HYGIENE BEHAVIOR HYGIENE EDUCATION HYGIENE PROMOTION HYGIENE PROMOTION INITIATIVES HYGIENE PROMOTION PROGRAM HYGIENE PROMOTION PROGRAMS IMPACT ON HEALTH INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LEADING CAUSES LEARNING MANUALS MASS MEDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUMBER OF WOMEN NUTRITION POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PRETESTING PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROGRESS REPRODUCTIVE AGE RURAL WATER SUPPLY SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SOAP SOCIAL MARKETING SOCIAL NORMS SOCIALIZATION SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TEACHERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELEVISION TV WASHING HANDS WATER SUPPLY WORKERS
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description	The Vietnam Handwashing Initiative (HWI) began in January 2006 with the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality from diarrheal diseases in children less than five years of age. In December 2006, Vietnam became one of four countries in the Water and Sanitation Program's (WSP) Global Scaling Up Handwashing Project. The objective of the project was to learn how to stimulate improved hand washing behaviors at large scale, sustain the activities after the project ended, and measure the impact on behavioral, health, and welfare outcomes. This learning note presents the achievements, learning, and reflections that resulted from implementing a large-scale hand washing program in Vietnam and provides recommendations for future hygiene promotion initiatives. During the four-year implementation (2006-2010), the program achieved all four of its key objectives. However, a randomized control trial (RCT) impact evaluation found no significant changes in hand washing behavior and no impact on health in children under two. Although much has been learned about how to implement a nation-wide communication program in Vietnam, behavior change at scale has proven challenging.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Nguyen, Nga Kim Devine, Jacqueline
author_facet	Nguyen, Nga Kim Devine, Jacqueline
author_sort	Nguyen, Nga Kim
title	Global Scaling Up Handwashing Project : Results, Impacts, and Learning from Vietnam
title_short	Global Scaling Up Handwashing Project : Results, Impacts, and Learning from Vietnam
title_full	Global Scaling Up Handwashing Project : Results, Impacts, and Learning from Vietnam
title_fullStr	Global Scaling Up Handwashing Project : Results, Impacts, and Learning from Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed	Global Scaling Up Handwashing Project : Results, Impacts, and Learning from Vietnam
title_sort	global scaling up handwashing project : results, impacts, and learning from vietnam
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16814672/global-scaling-up-handwashing-project-results-impacts-learning-vietnam http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17095
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Global Scaling Up Handwashing Project : Results, Impacts, and Learning from Vietnam

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