By InvitationNot Applicable

Evaluating a Water Safety Plan Intervention in Ghana

Ghana4,500 participantsStarted 2023-03-13

Plain-language summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of water safety plans (WSPs) in rural Ghana. The investigators aim to evaluate the effects of WSPs on water supply system infrastructure, water availability and reliability, water quality, consumer perceptions, water service provider management and financial sustainability, climate resilience, equity, and consumer health.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Eligibility to receive the intervention was determined by water system criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Water systems must be operated by a partnering private, non-profit water supplier. * Water systems must be functional during baseline data collection. To be eligible to participate in household surveys or focus group discussions, participants need to be at least 18 years of age and a customer of a eligible water system. To be eligible to participate in health care facility interviews, participants must be at least 18 years of age and work at a health care facility that serves community members using the included water system. Exclusion Criteria: * Water systems did not meet both of the above inclusion criteria. * Water systems had already implemented a water safety plan. * Water systems were involved in another ongoing research trial with similar expected outcomes.

What they're measuring

Free chlorine residue in water at point of collection (water quality impacts)

Timeframe: Baseline (before intervention), Endline (approximately 24-months after the start of the intervention)

E. coli in water at point of collection (water quality impacts)

Timeframe: Baseline (before intervention), Endline (approximately 24-months after the start of the intervention)

Total coliform in water at point of collection (water quality impacts)

Timeframe: Baseline (before intervention), Endline (approximately 24-months after the start of the intervention)

Turbidity of water at point of collection (water quality impacts)

Timeframe: Baseline (before intervention), Endline (approximately 24-months after the start of the intervention)

Reliability/availability of water (water supply impacts)

Timeframe: Baseline (before intervention), Endline (approximately 24-months after the start of the intervention)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07317167

SponsorThe Aquaya Institute

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-02

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