Understanding End User Preferences for Hand Hygiene Enabling Technologies in Urban and Peri-urban Lusaka Zambia

Completed

• Conditions: Handwashing

• Registration Number: NCT06903169
• Lead Sponsor: Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to explore the perceived attributes, acceptability, and use of various improved handwashing facility designs.

The study aimed to establish what are the characteristics of handwashing facilities (attributes) that are prioritized among various groups of potential end users and how do existing improved HWF designs rank according to these preferences? Also how acceptable are promising HWF designs among multiple groups of potential end users in a real-world setting, how do potential users adapt and modify existing HWF for use in their homes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-11-30
• Study Completion: 2023-11-30
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Study First Submitted: 2025-03-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-03-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-24
• Study First Posted: 2025-03-30
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 37

Inclusion Criteria

• Living within the designated study area
• Meeting category requirements (i.e adult male, adult women, caregivers of under 5 or elderly (>65)

Exclusion Criteria

• Not from within designated area
• Less than 18 years of age

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Attribute Identification	Same day	Determine the attributes of handwashing facilities that are important to end users using focus group discussions
Handwashing facility ranking	Same day	Ranking of handwashing facilities based on attributes identified by end users

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

George Health Centre; 🇿🇲 Lusaka, Zambia