Improving Measures of Handwashing Behavior

Improving Measures of Handwashing Behavior

Handwashing (HW) efficacy studies have taken the form of randomized controlled trials and the outcome(s) of interest have primarily been health related. That is, the intervention group, which received HW promotion, and the control group have been c...

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Main Authors: Ram, Pavani K., Luby, Stephen P., Halder, Amal Krishna, Islam, M. Sirajul, Granger, Stewart
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
CONDITIONS
CORRELATIONS
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA COLLECTION
DIARRHEA
EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
FIELD RESEARCH
FOOD PREPARATION
HANDWASHING
HYGIENE
HYGIENE BEHAVIORS
HYGIENE PROMOTION
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
METHODOLOGY
PUBLIC HEALTH
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH CAPACITY
SANITATION
SANITATION PRACTICES
SANITATION PROMOTION
SANITATION SERVICES
SCALING
SCENARIO
SCIENCES
SOAP
SOAPS
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
USING SOAP
VALIDITY
VARIABILITY
WASH HANDS WITH SOAP
WASHING HANDS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/05/12850682/global-scaling-up-handwashing-project-improving-measures-handwashing-behavior
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spelling okr-10986-172682021-04-23T14:03:36Z Improving Measures of Handwashing Behavior Ram, Pavani K. Luby, Stephen P. Halder, Amal Krishna Islam, M. Sirajul Granger, Stewart BEHAVIOR CHANGE CONDITIONS CORRELATIONS DATA ANALYSIS DATA COLLECTION DIARRHEA EVALUATION TECHNIQUES FIELD RESEARCH FOOD PREPARATION HANDWASHING HYGIENE HYGIENE BEHAVIORS HYGIENE PROMOTION INFECTIOUS DISEASES METHODOLOGY PUBLIC HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRES RESEARCH CAPACITY SANITATION SANITATION PRACTICES SANITATION PROMOTION SANITATION SERVICES SCALING SCENARIO SCIENCES SOAP SOAPS TECHNICAL SUPPORT USING SOAP VALIDITY VARIABILITY WASH HANDS WITH SOAP WASHING HANDS Handwashing (HW) efficacy studies have taken the form of randomized controlled trials and the outcome(s) of interest have primarily been health related. That is, the intervention group, which received HW promotion, and the control group have been compared according to disease burden. As HW promotion is scaled up and adopted by organizations of varying research capacity, evaluation techniques that are more field-friendly, inexpensive, and readily adaptable are required. Data on HW behavior may be observed, inferred, or reported. Observed data may be considered the most objective type of data available for measuring HW behavior. Observations may be conducted using spot checks or continuous observation. Continuous structured observation is frequently used to evaluate HW behavior as well as other hygiene behaviors. This technique consists of the placement of a trained observer in a target family's home for several key hours in the day. The observer can conduct continuous observation of opportunities for hygiene behaviors and track whether or not hygiene behaviors are practiced at those opportunities. Observers can also track the quality of observed hygiene behaviors, for example the use of soap or ash for washing hands. 2014-03-13T20:48:43Z 2014-03-13T20:48:43Z 2010-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/05/12850682/global-scaling-up-handwashing-project-improving-measures-handwashing-behavior http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17268 English en_US Water and sanitation program technical paper CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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language English
en_US
topic BEHAVIOR CHANGE
CONDITIONS
CORRELATIONS
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA COLLECTION
DIARRHEA
EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
FIELD RESEARCH
FOOD PREPARATION
HANDWASHING
HYGIENE
HYGIENE BEHAVIORS
HYGIENE PROMOTION
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
METHODOLOGY
PUBLIC HEALTH
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH CAPACITY
SANITATION
SANITATION PRACTICES
SANITATION PROMOTION
SANITATION SERVICES
SCALING
SCENARIO
SCIENCES
SOAP
SOAPS
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
USING SOAP
VALIDITY
VARIABILITY
WASH HANDS WITH SOAP
WASHING HANDS
spellingShingle BEHAVIOR CHANGE
CONDITIONS
CORRELATIONS
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA COLLECTION
DIARRHEA
EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
FIELD RESEARCH
FOOD PREPARATION
HANDWASHING
HYGIENE
HYGIENE BEHAVIORS
HYGIENE PROMOTION
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
METHODOLOGY
PUBLIC HEALTH
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH CAPACITY
SANITATION
SANITATION PRACTICES
SANITATION PROMOTION
SANITATION SERVICES
SCALING
SCENARIO
SCIENCES
SOAP
SOAPS
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
USING SOAP
VALIDITY
VARIABILITY
WASH HANDS WITH SOAP
WASHING HANDS
Ram, Pavani K.
Luby, Stephen P.
Halder, Amal Krishna
Islam, M. Sirajul
Granger, Stewart
Improving Measures of Handwashing Behavior
relation Water and sanitation program technical paper
description Handwashing (HW) efficacy studies have taken the form of randomized controlled trials and the outcome(s) of interest have primarily been health related. That is, the intervention group, which received HW promotion, and the control group have been compared according to disease burden. As HW promotion is scaled up and adopted by organizations of varying research capacity, evaluation techniques that are more field-friendly, inexpensive, and readily adaptable are required. Data on HW behavior may be observed, inferred, or reported. Observed data may be considered the most objective type of data available for measuring HW behavior. Observations may be conducted using spot checks or continuous observation. Continuous structured observation is frequently used to evaluate HW behavior as well as other hygiene behaviors. This technique consists of the placement of a trained observer in a target family's home for several key hours in the day. The observer can conduct continuous observation of opportunities for hygiene behaviors and track whether or not hygiene behaviors are practiced at those opportunities. Observers can also track the quality of observed hygiene behaviors, for example the use of soap or ash for washing hands.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Ram, Pavani K.
Luby, Stephen P.
Halder, Amal Krishna
Islam, M. Sirajul
Granger, Stewart
author_facet Ram, Pavani K.
Luby, Stephen P.
Halder, Amal Krishna
Islam, M. Sirajul
Granger, Stewart
author_sort Ram, Pavani K.
title Improving Measures of Handwashing Behavior
title_short Improving Measures of Handwashing Behavior
title_full Improving Measures of Handwashing Behavior
title_fullStr Improving Measures of Handwashing Behavior
title_full_unstemmed Improving Measures of Handwashing Behavior
title_sort improving measures of handwashing behavior
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/05/12850682/global-scaling-up-handwashing-project-improving-measures-handwashing-behavior
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17268
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