WASH Library title: Tanzania : a handwashing behavior change journey

Coombes, Y. and Paynter, N., 2011. Tanzania : a handwashing behavior change journey : global scaling up handwashing project. (Learning note / WSP). S.l.: Water and Sanitation Program, WSP.

In Tanzania, nearly 30,000 people die annually due to diarrheal diseases and an estimated 12.6 percent of children suffer from diarrheal diseases. There is a widespread and deep-rooted belief that diarrhea is part of growing up and cannot be prevented. Working with the government and with non-governmental organizations, the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) sought to increase rates of handwashing with soap among women and children, especially at critical junctures. [authors abstract]

Subjects: tanzania | hand washing | hygiene | personal hygiene | sdihyg;