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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 23.
Published in final edited form as: Trop Med Int Health. 2014 Jul 24;19(10):1185–1197. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12360

Table 1.

Intervention components and input costs by study arm

Latrine Cleaning + Handwashing (LC+HW) Handwashing (HW)
a. Clean latrine package1

  1. Broom (1 broom; 150KSH/1.75USD)

  2. 10 gallon buckets (2 buckets; 240KSH/2.80USD)

  3. Hand brush (1 brush; 40KSH/0.50USD)

  4. 2.25L bottle of Jik (bleech) (1 bottle; 240KSH/2.80USD)

  5. 3.5 kg bag Omo powdered soap (1 bag; 620KSH/7.30USD)

  6. Plastic cup for scooping soap (1 cup; 10KSH/0.12USD)

  7. 1/2 roll of toilet tissue per pupil (150 rolls; 2550KSH/29.92USD)

  8. Latrine conditions monitoring sheets
b. Handwashing Materials

  1. 500mL plastic bottle (10 bottles; 160KSH/1.90USD)

  2. 3.5kg bag Omo powdered soap (1 bag; 620KSH/7.30USD)

 a Handwashing Materials

  1. 500mL plastic bottle (10 bottles; 160KSH/1.90USD)

  2. 3.5kg bag Omo powdered soap (1 bag; 620KSH/7.30USD)
c Head Teacher and Health Patron Training

  1. Methods for making and using soapy water

  2. Review of handwashing techniques and critical wash times

  3. Latrine cleaning and monitoring instruction

 b. Head Teacher and Health Patron Training

  1. Methods for making and using soapy water

  2. Review of handwashing techniques and critical wash times
Per school
Per pupil
Kenya Shillings US Dolars Kenya Shillings US Dolars
Average Intervention Input Costs at Implementation
 LC+HW   8,530.00 110.59 28.43 0.37
 HW      780.00   10.11   2.60 0.03
Average Intervention Input Costs at Midpoint2
 LC+HW   5,089.25   65.98 16.96 0.22
 HW      666.50     8.64   2.22 0.03
Total Intervention Costs for 2 Terms
 LC+HW 13,619.25 176.57 45.40 0.59
 HW   1,446.50   18.75   4.82 0.05
1

Schools received 1 latrine cleaning package for every 4 latrine doors. Even numbers of latrine packages were distributed per school for equity of supply availability among girls and boys. Four packages per school were distributed on average.

2

After 1 term, supply levels were refreshed as needed. At a minimum, all schools received an additional 3.5 kg bag of Omo for handwashing and all LC+HW schools received 4 3.5 kg bags of Omo and 4 bottles Jik for cleaning.