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Improving HABIT study: households, attitudes, and behaviours to increase toilet use

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Behavioral intervention on toilet use to improve sanitation
Community sanitation
Not Applicable
Registration Number
ISRCTN16075010
Lead Sponsor
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
5166
Inclusion Criteria

1. Households that have functional twin-pit toilets where the following are true:
1.1. Pan is not cracked/ broken
1.2. Pan is not blocked
1.3. Latrine has a completed pit (can be defined as a covered pit)
1.4. Link between the pan and pit is not broken
2. Households in villages in Jamui, Khagaria, Madhepura, Nalanda, Nawada, and Saharsa district where WVI has a presence

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Toilet use at each household (households in which all members regularly use the toilet) measured using surveys at baseline and 5 months<br>2. Toilet use by each individual (members of the household using the toilet regularly, disaggregated by gender) measured using surveys at baseline and 5 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Receipt of the information on the correct rates of pit filling rates measured using surveys at baseline and 5 months<br>2. Correct knowledge of pit filling rates measured using surveys at baseline and 5 months<br>3. Perceived ease of pit emptying reducing aversion to risk measured using surveys at baseline and 5 months<br>4. Use of money in the lockbox for maintenance and repair of toilets measured using surveys at baseline and 5 months<br>5. Use of calendar to mark toilet use measured using surveys at baseline and 5 months
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