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. 2019 Aug 23;14(8):e0221445. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221445

Table 1. Tools used in household (HH) interactions.

TOOL PURPOSE METHOD No. HHs
Toilet History Understand the history of current and previous latrines in a household plot. Participants describe their experience with toilets on the plot; including how and when existing toilets were procured. 53
Daily Routine/ Scripting Elicit the normal sequence of events in everyday life, with emphasis on target behaviours. Participants list and discuss the activities they did yesterday, and then consider where sanitation behaviours fit into this routine. 50
Household observation Record salient physical features of the setting. The toilet is visited and photographed. Its characteristics are noted including structure, materials, quality, and availability of water or handwashing facilities. 43
Finances/ Decision Making Understand how households save and spend, particularly with reference to sanitation. Participants discuss their methods of saving and how the household makes spending decisions. 41
Toilet Costing Understand perceived cost of improving latrine and knowledge of latrine elements. Participants compare pictures of toilet components and estimate relative and absolute costs for each. 32
Touch Points Map channels of communication with target audiences. Sources of relevant information and social influence, including events, media, community groups, savings and government outreach are documented. 29
Superpowers Game Elicit relative importance of motives. Participants bid sums of (play) money to obtain ‘powers’ represented by the motives e.g. never being hungry; being respected by peers 25
Toilet Improvement Ranking / Build your own Toilet Understand the relative importance of types of toilet improvements. Participants are shown pictures of potential improvements to toilets to discuss and rank by importance. 25
Windfall Exercise Determine the value of toilet investment in comparison with other options. Participants are given increasing sums of (play) money and asked how they would spend it. 24
Three Wishes Understand what aspirations parents have for their children. Participants describe their top three aspirations their children’s futures. 17
Sanitation Motive Mapping Elicit relative motivations for building or upgrading a choo bora. Participants are shown an cartoons of toilet building with outcomes showing potential benefits/rewards according to the motives set, to discuss and rank. 11
Norms Understand expectations on beliefs, sanctions and moral status of a behaviour. Participants are asked to estimate what proportion of people in their village carry out the target behaviours. Questions based on Bicchieri, Lindemans [45]. 16
Toilet personification Understand social implications of toilet choices. Participants are shown images of different toilets and describe the person that would choose and own them. 10