Digestive System Tuberculosis Ebola Diarrhoea and respiratory diseases Respiratory Paediatrics
Conditions
Interventions
Water Only group
Water and Soap group
Sponsors
University of Birmingham
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: HOUSEHOLDS: • Households using the same bowl to wash hands before meals (in their habits) • Or neighbours if the number of family members (adults) is not at least up to 5. HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS WASHING THEIR HANDS DURING THE EXPERIMENT: • Adults and adolescents who can properly wash their hands • Uses the common bowl with other family members • 3 adults between 20 and 50 years of age • 2 young adults 10-20 years old QUESTIONNAIRE ADMINISTRATION: • Head of household (questionnaire) • The oldest adult who can answer the question if the head of household is not available (questionnaire) LAB SAMPLE COLLECTION: • Last person (5th) during the handwashing experiment initiated by the research team • A young adult between 14-20 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: HOUSEHOLDS: • already using soap in handwashing • less than 3 family members of the required sex available for study HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS WASHING THEIR HANDS DURING THE EXPERIMENT: • not available for the study • Opposite sex to the sample being collected in the household QUESTIONNAIRE ADMINISTRATION: • Household members who cannot answer questions on the household LAB SAMPLE COLLECTION: • Young people who cannot properly wash their hand
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome of the study will be the colony counts of faecal indicator bacteria on hands. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome is the faecal indicator bacteria presence in the water used for handwashing. | — |
Countries
Mali
Contacts
Public ContactYoussouf Diarra
Research Assistant
Outcome results
None listed