Hand Hygiene
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will assess the impact of a school-based water, sanitation, and hygiene management intervention on toilet use and pupil handwashing in the Philippines.
Interventions
OTHERFIT Plus
* Group handwashing facilities * Daily group handwashing and toothbrushing activities * Sanitation operation and maintenance manuals for school officials * Toilet cleaning consumable * Toilet and handwashing station maintenance kits * Soap, toothbrushes, and toothpaste
OTHERComparator arm
This is the same intervention as FIT Plus, but will be delivered to schools following endline data collection
Sponsors
Deutsche Gesellshaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GMBH
Academic Centre for Dentistry in Amsterdam
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Attending study school on day of observation
Exclusion criteria
* No predefined
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Toilet Usability Index | 5 months after intervention delivery | The Toilet Usability Index is a composite score based on toilet availability, accessibility, and privacy collected through direct observation of facilities. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Soap Use Ratio | 5 months after intervention delivery | The secondary outcome measure is the soap-use ratio per toilet, which will be calculated based on the weight of soap used in one day divided by the number of toileting events in the same day. |
Countries
Philippines
Outcome results
None listed