Table 6.
Observed and self-reported food hygiene and handwashing practices at end line.
| Intervention Area (N = 58) | Control Area (N = 29) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Desirable Reported and Observed) | (Undesirable Reported and Observed) | (Desirable Reported and Not Observed) | (Undesirable Reported and Not Observed) | (Desirable Reported and Observed) | (Undesirable Reported and Observed) | (Desirable Reported and Not Observed) | (Undesirable Reported and Not Observed) | |
| Washing utensils with soap | 53% (n = 31) | 0% (n = 0) | 45% (n = 26) | 2% (n = 1) | 24% (n = 7) | 0% (n = 0) | 69% (n = 20) | 7% (n = 2) |
| Keep utensils on an elevated place | 76% (n = 44) | 0% (n = 0) | 17% (n = 10) | 7% (n = 4) | 14% (n = 4) | 17% (n = 5) | 52% (n = 15) | 17% (n = 5) |
| Reheating of left-over food | 31% (n = 18) | 10% (n = 6) | 59% (n = 34) | 0% (n = 0) | 7% (n = 2) | 10% (n = 3) | 79% (n = 23) | 3% (n = 1) |
| Feeding of children by the caregiver | 41% (n = 24) | 14% (n = 8) | 22% (n = 13) | 22% (n = 13) | 14% (n = 4) | 28% (n = 8) | 52% (n = 15) | 7% (n = 2) |
| HW before child feeding/eating | 33% (n = 19) | 0% (n = 0) | 48% (n = 28) | 19% (n = 11) | 0% (n = 0) | 28% (n = 8) | 62% (n = 18) | 10% (n = 3) |
| HW Before food preparation | 64% (n = 37) | 2% (n = 1) | 19% (n = 11) | 16% (n = 9) | 0% (n = 0) | 17% (n = 5) | 83% (n = 24) | 0% (n = 0) |
| HW After cleaning child’s bottom | 53% (n = 31) | 7% (n = 4) | 38% (n = 22) | 2% (n = 1) | 3% (n = 1) | 38% (n = 11) | 59% (n = 17) | 0% (n = 0) |
| HW After latrine use | 53% (n = 31) | 3% (n = 2) | 43% (n = 25) | 0% (n = 0) | 3% (n = 1) | 41% (n = 12) | 55% (n = 16) | 0% (n = 0) |
Desirable reported and observed practices: these were desirable self-reported food safety practices confirmed through direct observation; Undesirable reported and observed practices: these were undesirable practices observed and then acknowledged through self-report; Desirable reported and not observed practices: these were self-reported desirable food safety practices not confirmed through observation; Undesirable reported and not observed practices: these were undesirable self-reported food safety practices unconfirmed through direct observation.