Handwashing with soap and influencing factors in crisis-affected refugee populations in Kenya and Uganda
Our study shows that handwashing with soap is lowly practiced, with the availability of soap and water for handwashing needs and presence of handwashing facilities fundamental. For improvements in handwashing with soap by all household members for collective effect on reducing diarrheal infections in crisis-affected populations, interventions could benefit from further research on the influence of fixed handwashing facilities as prompts to behavioural performance as well as psychosocial determinants influencing behaviour change performance.
Authors
- Innocent K. Tumwebaze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2364-4602)
- Vishna Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0472-4287)
- Dennis Akeyo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0380-1909)
- Sheillah Simiyu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3069-8967)
- Naomi Ng'ang'a
Institutions
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- African Population and Health Research Center (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Conflict and Health
- Published
- 2025-07-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-025-00698-6
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance
- National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation
- African Population and Health Research Center