Practical guidance for measuring handwashing behavior : 2013 Update

The first edition of “Practical Guidance for Measuring Handwashing Behavior” was published by the Water and Sanitation Program in 2010. This updated format is there to address the validity of each measure as compared with other handwashing measures and health outcomes, potential for bias or data collection errors, use in evaluating handwashing programs, as well as the bottom line for researchers and practitioners. This Working Paper is one in a series of knowledge products designed to showcase project findings, assessments,and lessons learned in the Global Scaling Up Handwashing project. This paper is conceived as a work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. [authors abstract]