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2024-05-06 @ 3:06 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 1:43 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04526171
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2020-08-27
First Post:
2020-08-17
Brief Title:
Vaparshun Improving Toilet Use in Rural India
Sponsor:
Public Health Foundation of India
Organization:
Public Health Foundation of India
Study Overview
Official Title:
Vaparshun Improving Toilet Use in Rural India The 5 Star Toilet Campaign
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2020-08
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Vaparshun intervention aimed to inspire the target audience to use a toilet It aimed to revalue their toilets by recognizing that they provide benefits associated with the motives of hoard create convenience comfort and affiliation and provide a reward pathway for transitioning to a new toilet use routine
Detailed Description:
Our intervention consists of four different streams of activity The outcome is that family members and men improve and use their contractor-built toilets The activities are listed below
1 Create Motive
Toilet Makeover Conduct a lottery and perform makeovers of select government built toilets in the village with the involvement of the community Demonstrate improvements in comfort light space ventilation latrine chairhandle and aesthetics stencil painting of door and walls
ChallengeOpportunity Many of the contractor toilets are built with low engagement from family members and are uncomfortable to use People are left with toilets they are not proud of or engaged with
Insight from makeover trial If families invest in creating an attractive toilet they are be more likely adopt and use them
Inputs Materials for the physical and aesthetic improvement of a toilet manuals for conducting the community event
Outputs Greater engagement with and pride in the toilet after makeover others in the village inspired to conduct their own makeover Those who use the upgraded toilet find it a more comfortable experience than they had expected causing reinforcement learning
2 Hoard motive
Pit Emptying Demo and Pit Filling Estimation Demo A community event-based discussion of the real aspects related to pit fillingemptying designed to graphically overcome their perceptual barriers eg squeezing a watermelon to show how little material there is in faeces
ChallengeOpportunity People over-estimate the speed at which a pit fills and are uncertain about the emptying process Therefore they hoard the limited pit space by using the toilet only partially
Insight from FR There are gaps between perception and reality which can be addressed For example water doesnt stay in the pit but seeps into the soil faeces are composed mainly of water decomposition reduces volume compost doesnt smell and twin pits can be used interchangeably forever
Inputs Films and emo-demos emotional demonstrations Outputs Participants are less anxious about pit filling and emptying
3 Affiliationconvenience motives
Community Motivational Events Small and large community events such as street plays films posters and pledging activities to bring alive conveniencecomfort motives by amplifying problems associated with OD and rewards of using toilets use of affiliation through testimonials films posters village maps etc
ChallengeOpportunity Even if the barriers around pits and toilet comfort are addressed it may still not be enough to motivate men with entrenched habits of OD to start using toilets
Insights Conveniencecomfort can be a powerful drive for toilet usage Those who use toilets in the village women children and elderly find it is much more convenient and therefore do not return to OD However men who are non-users may not have experienced this and need to be convinced Affiliation can be another strong drive for toilet usage It is possible to exploit the emerging norms of toilet use and encourage men not to be left behind
Inputs Scripts props invitations loud hailers audio-visual equipment etc Outputs Men use toilets because they get how convenient they are and so as not to be left behind
4 Transition to a new toilet use This would include testimonial videos of toilet users and toilet board of household members who improved their toilets Providing certificate to households who improved their toilets
ChallengeOpportunity Those who use toilets for a specific period tend to stick with the habit however some people especially men do not try out the toilet or find the first experience unpleasant
Insight Reward the use of toilets for a specific period so new habits can form
Inputs Stimuli and nudges Outputs The entire family especially men form the habit of using a toilet
In addition village authorities will also be recruited to support delivery of the intervention
1 Create Motive
Toilet Makeover Conduct a lottery and perform makeovers of select government built toilets in the village with the involvement of the community Demonstrate improvements in comfort light space ventilation latrine chairhandle and aesthetics stencil painting of door and walls
ChallengeOpportunity Many of the contractor toilets are built with low engagement from family members and are uncomfortable to use People are left with toilets they are not proud of or engaged with
Insight from makeover trial If families invest in creating an attractive toilet they are be more likely adopt and use them
Inputs Materials for the physical and aesthetic improvement of a toilet manuals for conducting the community event
Outputs Greater engagement with and pride in the toilet after makeover others in the village inspired to conduct their own makeover Those who use the upgraded toilet find it a more comfortable experience than they had expected causing reinforcement learning
2 Hoard motive
Pit Emptying Demo and Pit Filling Estimation Demo A community event-based discussion of the real aspects related to pit fillingemptying designed to graphically overcome their perceptual barriers eg squeezing a watermelon to show how little material there is in faeces
ChallengeOpportunity People over-estimate the speed at which a pit fills and are uncertain about the emptying process Therefore they hoard the limited pit space by using the toilet only partially
Insight from FR There are gaps between perception and reality which can be addressed For example water doesnt stay in the pit but seeps into the soil faeces are composed mainly of water decomposition reduces volume compost doesnt smell and twin pits can be used interchangeably forever
Inputs Films and emo-demos emotional demonstrations Outputs Participants are less anxious about pit filling and emptying
3 Affiliationconvenience motives
Community Motivational Events Small and large community events such as street plays films posters and pledging activities to bring alive conveniencecomfort motives by amplifying problems associated with OD and rewards of using toilets use of affiliation through testimonials films posters village maps etc
ChallengeOpportunity Even if the barriers around pits and toilet comfort are addressed it may still not be enough to motivate men with entrenched habits of OD to start using toilets
Insights Conveniencecomfort can be a powerful drive for toilet usage Those who use toilets in the village women children and elderly find it is much more convenient and therefore do not return to OD However men who are non-users may not have experienced this and need to be convinced Affiliation can be another strong drive for toilet usage It is possible to exploit the emerging norms of toilet use and encourage men not to be left behind
Inputs Scripts props invitations loud hailers audio-visual equipment etc Outputs Men use toilets because they get how convenient they are and so as not to be left behind
4 Transition to a new toilet use This would include testimonial videos of toilet users and toilet board of household members who improved their toilets Providing certificate to households who improved their toilets
ChallengeOpportunity Those who use toilets for a specific period tend to stick with the habit however some people especially men do not try out the toilet or find the first experience unpleasant
Insight Reward the use of toilets for a specific period so new habits can form
Inputs Stimuli and nudges Outputs The entire family especially men form the habit of using a toilet
In addition village authorities will also be recruited to support delivery of the intervention
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None