The Hope Soap Study is a randomised-control pilot study of a hand-washing intervention in which children in treatment households received a bi-monthly delivery of HOPE SOAP©, a colourful, translucent bar of soap with a toy embedded in its centre.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
288
HOPE SOAP© is a colourful, translucent bar of soap with a toy embedded in its centre.
A colourful, translucent bar or soap with the toy alongside it
Direct observation of hand washing prior to eating a snack
Hands washed unprompted prior to eating a snack
Time frame: 8 weeks
Questionnaire data on hand washing after using the toilet (scale of 1-10)
A score of 1-10 of hand washing after using the toilet
Time frame: 8 weeks
Questionnaire data on hand washing prior to meals (scale of 1-10)
A score of 1-10 of hand washing prior to eating meals
Time frame: 8 weeks
Questionnaire data on general soap usage when washing hands (scale of 1-10)
A score of 1-10 of soap usage when hands are washed
Time frame: 8 weeks
Questionnaire data on experience of illness (13 items)
A score of 1-13 based on self-reported symptoms of illness
Time frame: 2 weeks
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