To evaluate sanitation and hygiene interventions in prolongued encampment situations, data was collected on handwashing based on structured observations, questionnaires on WASH, and discussions with mothers. The study examined a camp in Kenya, one in Ethiopia and one in Thailand. The study looked at the prevalence of handwashing, priority uses of soap and prevalence of open defecation. The conclusion of the study identified sub-optimal rates of “safe” handwashing, scarcity of soap and heterogeneity with respect to education and place of origin of refugees in terms of their level of safe hygiene practices.
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