Dataset for: Results of a cluster-randomised controlled equivalence trial of the Surprise Soap hand washing intervention among older children living in a refugee settlement in Sudan

Watson, J. 2023. Dataset for: Results of a cluster-randomised controlled equivalence trial of the Surprise Soap hand washing intervention among older children living in a refugee settlement in Sudan. [Online]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00003563.

Watson, J. Dataset for: Results of a cluster-randomised controlled equivalence trial of the Surprise Soap hand washing intervention among older children living in a refugee settlement in Sudan [Internet]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; 2023. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00003563.

Watson, J (2023). Dataset for: Results of a cluster-randomised controlled equivalence trial of the Surprise Soap hand washing intervention among older children living in a refugee settlement in Sudan. [Data Collection]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00003563.

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Description of data capture Methods: A cluster-randomised controlled equivalence trial was conducted in Naivasha refugee settlement, Sudan. Blinding was not possible. 203 randomly selected households, with at least one child aged 5-12, were randomised to receive the Surprise Soap intervention (n=101) or a standard intervention comprising a short household session with health messaging and plain soap distribution (n=102). The primary outcome was the proportion of pre-specified potential HWWS events observed for children aged 5-12, accompanied by HWWS, at baseline, four-, twelve-, and sixteen-weeks post intervention delivery. Results: 200 households were included in the analyses: 101 intervention and 99 control. No difference in intervention effectiveness was observed at any follow-up (four-weeks: adjusted RR=1.2, 95% CI 0.8–1.7; twelve-weeks: RR=0.8, 95% CI 0.5–1.1; sixteen-weeks: RR=1.0, 95% CI 0.7–1.4). However, we observed increased HWWS in both arms at four-weeks (27 and 23 percentage point increase in the intervention and control arm, respectively) that was sustained at sixteen-weeks. Conclusions: Our results may indicate that HWWS interventions that directly target children at the household level, provide soap, and instruct children how and when to practice HWWS are important public health interventions in emergencies. Applying contextual knowledge to decisions on Surprise Soap implementation is recommended; in emergencies where soap access and exposure to handwashing promotion are low, there appears to be no marginal benefits that justify additional costs compared to the standard intervention.
Data capture method Experiment: Field Intervention
Data Collection Period
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1 October 202131 March 2022
Date (Date submitted to LSHTM repository) 19 July 2023
Geographical area covered (offline during plugin upgrade)
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21.646935.253813.057725.5858
Language(s) of written materials English
Data Creators Watson, J
LSHTM Faculty/Department Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Dept of Disease Control
Research Group Environmental Health Group
Participating Institutions London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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ProjectFunderGrant NumberFunder URI
Surprise Soaps: Further PilotingEnhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance50680http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100012056
Date Deposited 19 Jul 2023 09:00
Last Modified 05 Jul 2024 15:25
Publisher London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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