The Norms and Networks Sanitation Study in India in Tamil Nadu India

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Updated on 19 February 2024
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Summary

The objective of this research is to evaluate the impact of a multi-level behavior change intervention designed to promote toilet construction, exclusive toilet use and maintenance in peri-urban communities of Tamil Nadu. The intervention leverages two years of formative research and reflects a norms and network-centric approach that will employ dynamic information dissemination to signal others' sanitation practices while also addressing other barriers to the adoption of improved sanitation practices. The study will determine whether those who received the interventions had significant improvements in toilet usage compared to those who did not. Qualitative research will help assess exposure and reactions to the intervention in these communities.

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The objective of this research is to evaluate the impact of a multi-level behavior change intervention designed to promote toilet construction, exclusive toilet use and maintenance in peri-urban communities of Tamil Nadu. The intervention leverages two years of formative research and reflects a norms and network-centric approach that will employ dynamic information dissemination to signal others' sanitation practices while also addressing other barriers to the adoption of improved sanitation practices. The study will determine whether those who received the interventions had significant improvements in toilet usage compared to those who did not.

For this cluster-randomized trial, communities will be engaged in two rounds of surveys to assess toilet ownership, toilet usage practices of their family members and include additional questions about beliefs, norms and other factors influencing toilet use. Investigators will also conduct a process evaluation to monitor change from baseline to endline and identify successful pathways of or bottle-necks to the adoption of improved sanitation behaviors. These indicators will include fidelity indicators to assess the quality of intervention delivery, level of community participation, behavioral antecedents, contextual changes in community and household conditions that may facilitate improved behavioral adoption and/or outcomes (e.g., exclusive toilet use). They will also conduct qualitative research using observations and semi-structured interviews with respondents and stakeholders to assess exposure and reactions to the intervention. They will also assess spillover in the control wards using mixed-method assessment tools.

Details
Condition Social Behavior, Norms, Social
Age 18years - 100years
Treatment Behavioral intervention package
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04269824
SponsorUniversity of Pennsylvania
Last Modified on19 February 2024

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Inclusion Criteria

Site: Peri-urban wards with 60% or less toilet coverage from selected town panchayats in Tamil Nadu
Participants
Randomly selected residents of eligible wards above 18 years of age
All households in the intervention wards will receive the LENNS intervention

Exclusion Criteria

Site: Slum wards as they will not be representative of our population of interest
Wards that were included in the piloting of the intervention package
Wards enrolled in any water, sanitation or hygiene intervention other than the national program, Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)
Participants
Persons who were reported or deemed cognitively unable to participate in the study and respond to the surveys will be excluded
Household members who confirm that they will not reside continuously at that address in the upcoming year
Specific household members who do not reside at that residency continuously
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