The intervention was delivered in eight areas in Lusaka, Kafue and Chongwe districts in Lusaka Province, Zambia between April and September 2014 and evaluated using a cluster randomised-controlled trial design with data collection at baseline (Jan-Feb 2014) and endline (Oct-Nov 2014).

The Komboni Housewives evaluation had two main objectives:

1.  Determine the impact of the intervention on caregiver practice of four behaviours related to   diarrhoea prevention (exclusive breastfeeding and handwashing with soap) and management (use of ORS and zinc)

2.  Conduct process evaluation to learn how the intervention was implemented in practice in order to aid interpretation of measured outcomes

The outcomes measured by the impact evaluation were:

•  Exclusive breastfeeding of infants 0-5 months-of-age (self-report)

•  Handwashing with soap after toilet use (structured observation)

•  Correct preparation of ORS (observation)

•  Use of zinc to treat diarrhoea (self-report)

The findings from these evaluations are available as reports and academic publications.

If you would like more information on the tools used to conduct the impact and process evaluation please contact Katie.greenland@lshtm.ac.uk.