Handwashing with soap and water
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Definition
This indicator measures the percentage of supported households using a basic hygiene service/handwashing facility with soap and water.
A handwashing facility refers to a fixed or mobile device designed to contain, transport, or regulate the flow of water to facilitate handwashing. These include sinks with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water.
A household with a facility but lacking water or soap will be classified as having a limited service, and distinguished from households that have no facility at all (no service).
In some cultures, ash, soil, sand, or other materials are used as handwashing agents, but these are less effective than soap and are therefore counted as limited hygiene services.
A household is defined as a person or group of persons who usually live and eat together. They are “supported” if they have received direct services from Save the Children or partners who have received SC funding.
Numerator
Number of supported households using basic hygiene services/handwashing facility with soap and water
Denominator
Total number of supported households surveyed
Measuring this indicator requires looking at household baseline/endline surveys, reported through the HART or E&L app.
Collect the following survey data by conducting individual interviews and observations among the representatives of a representative sample of target households:
- Can you please show me where members of your household most often wash their hands?
- Observe the availability of water at the place for handwashing.
- Observe the availability of soap or detergent at the place for handwashing.
To calculate the indicator's value, divide the number of supported households with access to basic hygiene services over the project-specified time period by the total number of supported households surveyed during the same project-specified time period. Multiply the result by 100 to convert it to a percentage.
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Kobo Form Questions
All questions under 'Core questions for hygiene' section are relevant to measure this indicator
Core Questions on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Household Surveys (WHO / UNICEF JMP 2018):
https://washdata.org/report/jmp-2018-core-questions-household-surveys
UNICEF/WHO JMP further information:
https://washdata.org/monitoring/hygiene