Status:
COMPLETED
Research on the Impact of Targeted Subsidies Within Open Defecation Free (ODF) Communities
Lead Sponsor:
The Aquaya Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Tetratech
Conditions:
Sanitation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study evaluates targeted subsidies as a strategy to improve sanitation infrastructure and behaviours in communities that have reached Open Defecation Free (ODF) status after a Community-Led Total...
Detailed Description
Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is a widely used approach to eradicate open defecation in rural communities in developing countries. Using emotional triggers, CLTS promotes community self-help t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- This study is a cluster randomized controlled trial that will enroll entire communities. Within a community, only specific households will be selected to receive sanitation subsidy vouchers. Outcomes will be measured both for voucher recipients and for the rest of the community.
- Inclusion Criteria (for Communities):
- Community was targeted by UNICEF's Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) program in Tatale, Yendi, and Kpandai districts in Ghana.
- Community has Open Defecation Free (ODF) status according to local authorities.
- Community has more than 15 and less than 100 households.
- Exclusion Criteria (for Communities):
- Community is located less than 2 kilometers away from a community in the opposite treatment arm.
- Inclusion Criteria (for voucher recipients within study communities):
- Household is extremely poor, as identified through community consultation and/or the government's Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) program.
- Household has at least one vulnerable person, i.e. who meets one of the following criteria: i) older than 65 years old, ii) person with a disability, iii) orphan or vulnerable child, iv) female head of household, v) widow(er), vi) terminally-ill persons, vii) unemployed, viii) outcast groups.
- Exclusion Criteria (for voucher recipients within study communities):
- Household owns a functional, individual (non-shared) latrine with durable sub-structure.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 18 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
5615 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03822611
Start Date
February 18 2019
End Date
March 31 2021
Last Update
October 4 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Districts of Tatale and Kpandai, Northern Region
Tamale, Ghana