Evaluating a Water Quality Assurance Fund Intervention in Ghana and Kenya
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- Что изучают
- В протоколе указаны: Water Quality Assurance Fund.
- Кому может быть актуально
- Состояния в реестре: Water Quality, Water Treatment, Knowledge, Satisfaction. Базовые параметры: от 18 лет · Все.
- Что важно проверить
- Возраст, диагноз и пол — только базовые ориентиры. Предыдущее лечение, анализы и другие обязательные условия указаны ниже в критериях участия.
- Где проводится
- Ghana, Kenya
- Следующий шаг
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Обзор
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of a novel financial and capacity strengthening intervention (the 'Water Quality Assurance Fund' program) on water safety management in rural Ghana and Kenya. The investigators hypothesize the intervention will improve water system operator knowledge, chlorination practices, and water quality at the point of collection, as well as improve consumer satisfaction, awareness, and willingness-to-pay for water that is tested and treated.
Подробное описание
Regular water quality monitoring by water suppliers is essential for maintaining adequate treatment processes and verifying safe water quality to protect public health. Yet, many small water suppliers are unable to conduct regular water quality tests due to financial, logistical, and capacity constraints. The goals of the Water Quality Assurance Fund program are to address these constraints by incentivizing established laboratories to extend their services to these smaller water systems and, in parallel, promote the use of water quality data for better water safety management.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of a novel financial and capacity strengthening intervention (the 'Water Quality Assurance Fund' program) on water safety management in rural Ghana and Kenya. As part of the intervention, written legal agreements between water systems, centralized laboratories, and the organization facilitating the Assurance Fund will provide water systems with regular water quality testing and provide laboratories a guarantee of payments if water systems fail to pay for testing services on time. The Assurance Fund program will also deliver capacity strengthening, technical guidance, and community sensitization activities.
The investigators hypothesize the intervention will improve water system operator knowledge, chlorination practices, and water quality at the point of collection, as well as improve consumer satisfaction, awareness, and willingness-to-pay for water that is tested and treated. A secondary aim is to assess implementation challenges and enabling factors associated with the expansion of water testing services by existing professional water quality laboratories to rural water suppliers.
Вмешательства
- Другое Water Quality Assurance Fund
* At the water system level: Written legal agreements between water systems, centralized laboratories, and the organization facilitating the Assurance Fund will provide water systems with regular water quality testing and provide laboratories a guarantee of payments if water systems fail to pay for testing services on time (for up to three concurrent unpaid invoices). Regular debrief meetings will be held with water operators and local government authorities to discuss test results and water tre
Первичные конечные точки
- Adequate free chlorine residual in water at the point of collection [Срок оценки: Baseline, 6-months, 12-months, 18-months, 24-months]
Вторичные конечные точки (9)
- Detectable free chlorine residual in water at the point of collection [Срок оценки: Baseline, 6-months, 12-months, 18-months, 24-months]
- E. coli in water at the point of collection [Срок оценки: Baseline, 6-months, 12-months, 18-months, 24-months]
- Water system operator knowledge [Срок оценки: Baseline, 12-months, 24-months]
- Consumer awareness [Срок оценки: Baseline, 12-months, 24-months]
- Consumer satisfaction [Срок оценки: Baseline, 12-months, 24-months]
- Willingness-to-pay [Срок оценки: Baseline, 12-months, 24-months]
- Adequate free chlorine residual in household stored water [Срок оценки: Baseline, 12-months, 24-months]
- Detectable free chlorine residual in household stored water [Срок оценки: Baseline, 12-months, 24-months]
- E. coli in household stored water [Срок оценки: Baseline, 12-months, 24-months]
Критерии участия
Eligibility to receive the intervention was determined by water system criteria:
Критерии включения
- The district or county government was interested in participating in the Assurance Fund program and water systems within the district/county were accessible to a partner central laboratory that was able to provide water sample collection and testing services for a fee.
- Water systems were functional.
- Water systems were piped water systems (Kenya, Ghana) or mechanized boreholes with a single tapstand (Ghana).
- Water systems could afford regular water quality testing from the selected laboratory.
Критерии исключения
- Water systems did not meet above inclusion criteria.
To be eligible to participate in household surveys, participants need to be at least 18 years of age and a customer of a eligible water system.
Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.
Здоровые добровольцы: Нет
Дизайн исследования
- Распределение
- Рандомизированное
- Модель
- Последовательный дизайн
- Маскирование
- Открытое
- Основная цель
- Другое
Центры проведения
Ghana · 1 центр
- The Aquaya Institute — Accra
Kenya · 1 центр
- The Aquaya Institute — Nairobi
Идентификаторы
NCT: NCT06570005 · REAL-Water Assurance Fund