Co-developing Community- Based Interventions: Lessons from a Handwashing Initiative in Low-Income Areas of Mombasa, Kenya

Handwashing with soap is an effective public health measure against the spread of infectious diseases. The practice requires the availability of water, handwashing facilities that are accessible and well designed, and soap to support handwashing with soap [1]. However, lack of knowledge, negative beliefs and practices may hinder handwashing with soap behaviour . [2]. Consequently, a successful intervention to promote handwashing with soap should be cognisant of community needs, taking into account factors that may be barriers or enablers to handwashing with soap [2–4] .