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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Handwashing

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

George Health Centre

Lusaka, Lusaka Province, 10101, Zambia

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Attribute Identification

Time frame: Same day

Determine the attributes of handwashing facilities that are important to end users using focus group discussions
Handwashing facility ranking

Time frame: Same day

Ranking of handwashing facilities based on attributes identified by end users

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia

Other

Collaborators

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Registry information

Acronym: HHET

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2023
First posted: Mar 30, 2025
Registry last updated: Mar 30, 2025

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