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The effect of soap on communal Handwashing water as a source of faecal contamination during mealtime in households using the same bowl.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Digestive System
Tuberculosis
Ebola
Diarrhoea
Respiratory
Registration Number
PACTR202103829129395
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Birmingham
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
280
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

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

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary outcome of the study will be the colony counts of faecal indicator bacteria on hands.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The secondary outcome is the faecal indicator bacteria presence in the water used for handwashing.
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