Process evaluation for the delivery of a water, sanitation, and hygiene mobile health program: randomized controlled trial of the WASHmobile PICHA7 program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diarrhea outbreaks including cholera have reached global highs this year. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), there are estimated to be over 93 million diarrhea episodes annually. Effective and scalable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are urgently needed to reduce diarrheal diseases in the DRC. Mobile health (mHealth) reminders have been shown to reduce disease morbidity and increase health-protective behaviors. Therefore, WASH mHealth programs present a promising approach to improve WASH behaviors.

Methods

The WASHmobile Preventative-Intervention-for-Cholera-for-7-days (PICHA7) program is a targeted WASH intervention combining voice and SMS mHealth messages and quarterly in-person visits delivered to diarrhea patient households in D

SUBMITTER: Sanvura P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12805739 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature