The impact of an operation and management intervention on toilet usability in schools in the Philippines: a cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to usable water, sanitation and hygiene provision in schools is included within indicators in the Sustainable Development Goals. Progress towards these indicators is dependent on developing an understanding of which intervention components are most effective to operate and maintain usable services. This study aimed to determine the impact of a school toilet operation and management intervention in the Philippines on toilet usability and student and teacher satisfaction, adjusted for clustering at school level.

Methods

In a non-blinded cluster randomised controlled trial, we compared improvements in usability and cleanliness of school toilets among those schools receiving a low-cost, replicable intervention. Toilet usability was measured based on Sustainable

SUBMITTER: Buxton H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6916048 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature