Level of behaviour change achievable by handwashing with soap interventions: A rapid review.

What is the level of behaviour change that is possible in response to a successful hygiene intervention? How can this help inform programme design and monitoring? Which factors within each intervention may have contributed to a successful or sustainable intervention?

These are some of the questions guiding a rapid literature review of manuscripts/reports that: included information on an intervention to promote handwashing with soap, or an evaluation thereof; described an intervention that was delivered in a low- or middle-income country; was available in English; and preferably had a behaviour outcome or a health outcome with considerable data on behaviour. The authors primarily reviewed peer-reviewed articles as well as programme reports and other grey literature published from 2005 to date.

Eight successful interventions were included as part of this review. Five of them provided information on the underlying theories of behaviour change on which the interventions were based. For instance, Biran et al. used the Evo-Eco model as a framework to guide the interpretation and analysis of the formative research (see case study 3 within the document for further information on this model).

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This report has been produced for Evidence on Demand with the assistance of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) contracted through the Climate, Environment, Infrastructure and Livelihoods Professional Evidence and Applied Knowledge Services (CEIL PEAKS) programme, jointly managed by DAI (which incorporates HTSPE Limited) and IMC Worldwide Limited.