Background An estimated 2.4 billion people still lack access to improved sanitation and 946
million still practice open defecation. The World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned …

Background: Community-led total sanitation (CLTS) is a widely applied rural behavior
change approach for ending open defecation. However, evidence of its impact is unclear …

Background Lack of access to and use of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) cause 1.6
million deaths every year, of which 1.2 million are due to gastrointestinal illnesses like …

Abstract This Campbell Systematic Review examines the effectiveness of different
approaches for promoting handwashing and sanitation behaviour change, and factors …

Background Community health workers play an important role in health service delivery and
are increasingly involved in behaviour change interventions, including for hygiene-related …

Community Approaches to Total Sanitation (CATS) programmes, like the Sanitasi Total
Berbasis Masyarakat (STBM) programme of the Government of Indonesia, have played a …

Background Unsafe management of human faecal waste represents a major risk for public
health, particularly in low-and middle-income countries. Efforts to improve sanitation …

Widespread adoption of clean cooking fuels is a necessary step toward reducing household
air pollution and improving population health. Here we use large-scale surveys (10,000 …

Background Implementation science has focused mainly on the initial uptake and use of
evidence-based practices (EBPs), with less attention to sustainment—ie, continuous use of …

Although access to sanitation has been recognized as a fundamental human right, 3.6
billion people do not enjoy this right globally. In this group, the practice of unhealthy …