Resources
Handwashing Handbook (1st edition)
The Handwashing Handbook provides guidance on designing and implementing handwashing behavior change programs. Although this document was published in 2005, the tools and guidance can still be used today.
The Effect of Handwashing at Recommended Times with Water Alone and With Soap on Child Diarrhea in Rural Bangladesh: An Observational Study
This observational paper studies the effect of handwashing with and without soap at recommended times.
SuperAmma Handwashing Campaign
This resource highlights the SuperAmma behavior change communication campaign video.
Handwashing Determinants and Diarrhea in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Analysis of DHS and MICS Data
This data was presented by Victoria Shelus (FHI 360) and Orlando Hernandez (WASHplus) presented data on handwashing determinants at the 2013 UNC Water & Health Conference.
What factors affect sustained adoption of clean water and sanitation technologies? A Systematic Review of Literature
The purpose of this review is to assess the factors that influence the sustained adoption of these water, sanitation, and hygiene improvements at the individual, household, and community level.
Handwashing in the Perinatal Period: Literature Review and Synthesis of Qualitative Research Studies from Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Kenya
This qualitative research synthesis reviews motivators, barriers and practices related to maternal handwashing in the perinatal period, and provides recommendations to health care practitioners.
India’s 2012 to 2017 National WASH Advocacy and Communications Strategy
The overall goal of this strategy is to make sure that people have both access to and use a toilet and practice good hygiene, including handwashing with soap after the toilet and before food.
2014 Handwashing Research Summary
This research summary highlights the key findings from 26 handwashing-related studies published in 2014.
More than Soap and Water: Taking Handwashing with Soap to Scale
This training module, developed by UNICEF in 2008, draws on lessons from industrial marketing approaches and public health thinking to outline how handwashing behavior can be changed on a large scale.
The Integrated Behavioral Model for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene: A Systematic Review
This systematic review, conducted by Robert Dreibelbis and colleagues, looks at existing models and frameworks of theory informing WASH behavior change and maintenance. These findings informed the development of a new framework: the Integrated Behavioral Model for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (IBM-WASH).
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