Design and Evaluation of an Intervention to Promote ¿Safe¿ Handwashing in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201501000892239

Enrollment

Registered

2014-09-24

Start date

2014-08-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Digestive System Diarrheal disease

Interventions

Handwashing promotion and supply of handwashing stations

Handwashing stations only

No intervetnions

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Compounds between 9 to 10 households; - with only shared water and sanitation facilities, - and at least four children under the age of 5.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Compounds with structures that do not support structured observations (e.g. L-shaped compounds; very large compounds; compounds with households with individual water and sanitation facilities). - Compounds with predominantly single males as occupiers will also be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
percentage increase in the proportion of observed handwashing with soap after visiting the toilets	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Change in the percentage of handwashing related norms (descriptive, injunctive behavior) Publicness	—

Countries

Cote Divoire

Contacts

Public ContactMaud Amon

PHD Student

maud.amon@lshtm.ac.uk00 225 0130 6565

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026