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Table 3 Advantages of soap listed by participants in the household survey in the four-arm exploratory pilot study in Moyale, Ethiopia

From: An exploratory pilot study of the effect of modified hygiene kits on handwashing with soap among internally displaced persons in Ethiopia

Advantages listed by respondents, % (n)

Control arm

n = 50

Intervention Arm 1: Liquid

n = 50

Intervention Arm 2: Scented

n = 51

Intervention Arm 3: Mirror

n = 52

To keep healthy

48% (24)

44% (22)

35% (18)

48% (25)

To remove dirt and maintain cleanliness and hygiene

34% (17)

42% (21)

53% (27)

31% (16)

To remove germs and protect against disease in general

34% (17)

48% (24)

51% (26)

46% (24)

To feel comfortable

8% (4)

4% (2)

8% (4)

2% (1)

To prevent antibiotic resistance

6% (3)

4% (2)

0% (0)

4% (2)

To prevent diarrhoea

4% (2)

2% (1)

6% (3)

0% (0)

To prevent malnutrition

2% (1)

2% (1)

0% (0)

2% (1)

To reduce absence from school

0% (0)

2% (1)

0% (0)

0% (0)

Don’t know

0% (0)

2% (1)

4% (2)

0% (0)