NCT02739178

The Sukhshanti Study: Effect of a Sanitation Intervention on Women's Health

The Sukhshanti Study: a Controlled Before-and-after Mixed Methods Study of the Effect of a Sanitation Intervention on Women's Health in Bihar, India

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,275 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Oklahoma · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 14 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study will measure the impact of sanitation access on women and girl's social and emotional health, behaviors, and quality of life in rural India before and after a sanitation intervention compared to a comparison group that will receive the same intervention at a later date.

Detailed description

This mixed-methods, quasi-experimental study will evaluate the extent to which the Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) sanitation program in Bihar, India improves health and well-being among women and girls. Our study consists of a controlled before-and-after (CBA) study with an embedded ethnography. Specific objectives are: * Measure the effect of the GSF intervention on sanitation-related psychosocial stress (SRPS), generalized psychosocial stress (PSS), perceived quality of life, hair cortisol, and urogenital health among women between the ages of 14 and 65. * Measure changes in sanitation adoption (e.g.: sanitation access and exclusive use) among individuals / households receiving the GSF intervention. * Document individual and community experiences with sanitation, intervention participation, and latrine coverage through ethnographic methods.

Conditions

• Stress, Psychological

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	GSF Intervention	Intervention utilizes community-based demand generation matched with supply side improvements to improve access and use of sanitation facilities in rural communities. This is complimented with multi-stakeholder engagement to promote cooperation and coordination with national, state, and local stakeholders.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-04-01
• Primary completion: 2018-05-01
• Completion: 2018-05-01
• First posted: 2016-04-15
• Last updated: 2019-04-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: India