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Handwashing in the Sustainable Development Era PRAGMATISM IN MEASUREMENT PAVANI K. RAM, MD Handwashing matters here. Observed handwashing behavior in the places where it matters 19% 5% 5% Availability of soap for handwashing in the home,

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Handwashing in the Sustainable Development Era

PRAGMATISM IN MEASUREMENT

PAVANI K. RAM, MD

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Handwashing matters here.

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Observed handwashing behavior in the places where it matters

19% 5% 5%

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Availability of soap for handwashing in the home, by wealth quintile, Africa Region, 2009-2013

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Availability of soap and water at a handwashing place, 2009-2013

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Availability of soap and water at a handwashing place, Africa region, 2009-2013

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Sustainable Development Goals 2015-2030

Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all Relevant targets in goal 6:

6.1 By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all 6.2 By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations

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Measuring “access to adequate and equitable hygiene for all”?

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Measuring handwashing… a dull business

Ask Look for clues Observe

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Measuring handwashing to evaluate progress toward the SDG target… a difficult but doable business

Ask Look for clues Observe

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Looking for clues to handwashing

Soap in the home

Volume of soap consumption

Soap and water at a handwashing place

Hand contamination

Sensor detection

f soap use

Soap use during demonstration

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A pragmatic indicator for the SDG era

Soap and water at a handwashing place

Valid Measurable

‘Valid’ here refers to the documented association between the indicator and behavior / risk of infectious syndromes ‘Measurable’ here refers to the feasibility of inclusion in large, nationally representative surveys Soap and water at a handwashing place

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Soap and water at a handwashing place:

An indicator for all

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An expanded definition of ‘soap’ in the SDG era

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Measuring handwashing to evaluate progress toward the SDG target… imperfect but doable

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Acknowledgements

Swapna Kumar Libbet Loughnan Julia Liguori

Contact: pkram@buffalo.edu