USHA Sustainability Study of Sanitation Outcomes in ODF Villages in Uganda

USHA developed market-based sanitation approaches to encourage household investment in basic (and safely managed) sanitation services while also supporting the priorities of the Uganda Ministry of Health to achieve verified open defecation free (ODF) communities and encourage good hand hygiene. The aim of the study was to examine the sustainability of sanitation and hygiene outcomes in selected ODF villages at least 12 months after ODF verification, with a particular focus on: Sustained use of improved basic toilets and the sustained practice of hand hygiene in Market-Based Sanitation Implementation Approach ODF villages; and Sustained use of all toilet types and the sustained practice of hand hygiene in Community-Led Total Sanitation with Quality (CLTS+) ODF villages.