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2024-10-26 @ 3:38 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:38 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06570005
Status:
RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
None
First Post:
2024-08-20
Brief Title:
Evaluating a Water Quality Assurance Fund Intervention in Ghana and Kenya
Sponsor:
None
Organization:
None
Study Overview
Official Title:
Evaluating a Water Quality Assurance Fund Intervention in Ghana and Kenya
Status:
RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-08
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
No
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of a novel financial and capacity strengthening intervention the Water Quality Assurance Fund program on water safety management in rural Ghana and Kenya The investigators hypothesize the intervention will improve water system operator knowledge chlorination practices and water quality at the point of collection as well as improve consumer satisfaction awareness and willingness-to-pay for water that is tested and treated
Detailed Description:
Regular water quality monitoring by water suppliers is essential for maintaining adequate treatment processes and verifying safe water quality to protect public health Yet many small water suppliers are unable to conduct regular water quality tests due to financial logistical and capacity constraints The goals of the Water Quality Assurance Fund program are to address these constraints by incentivizing established laboratories to extend their services to these smaller water systems and in parallel promote the use of water quality data for better water safety management
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of a novel financial and capacity strengthening intervention the Water Quality Assurance Fund program on water safety management in rural Ghana and Kenya As part of the intervention written legal agreements between water systems centralized laboratories and the organization facilitating the Assurance Fund will provide water systems with regular water quality testing and provide laboratories a guarantee of payments if water systems fail to pay for testing services on time The Assurance Fund program will also deliver capacity strengthening technical guidance and community sensitization activities
The investigators hypothesize the intervention will improve water system operator knowledge chlorination practices and water quality at the point of collection as well as improve consumer satisfaction awareness and willingness-to-pay for water that is tested and treated A secondary aim is to assess implementation challenges and enabling factors associated with the expansion of water testing services by existing professional water quality laboratories to rural water suppliers
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of a novel financial and capacity strengthening intervention the Water Quality Assurance Fund program on water safety management in rural Ghana and Kenya As part of the intervention written legal agreements between water systems centralized laboratories and the organization facilitating the Assurance Fund will provide water systems with regular water quality testing and provide laboratories a guarantee of payments if water systems fail to pay for testing services on time The Assurance Fund program will also deliver capacity strengthening technical guidance and community sensitization activities
The investigators hypothesize the intervention will improve water system operator knowledge chlorination practices and water quality at the point of collection as well as improve consumer satisfaction awareness and willingness-to-pay for water that is tested and treated A secondary aim is to assess implementation challenges and enabling factors associated with the expansion of water testing services by existing professional water quality laboratories to rural water suppliers
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None