The effect of soap on communal Handwashing water as a source of faecal contamination during mealtime in households using the same bowl.
- Conditions
- Digestive SystemTuberculosisEbolaDiarrhoeaRespiratory
- 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
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
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
Name Time Method The primary outcome of the study will be the colony counts of faecal indicator bacteria on hands.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary outcome is the faecal indicator bacteria presence in the water used for handwashing.