Hygiene Evaluation Procedures - Approaches and Methods for Assessing Water - and Sanitation-Related Hygiene Practices (International Nutrition Foundation for Developing Countries - INFDC, 1997, 124 pages): 6. Investigating hygiene practices: (introductory text...)

Hygiene Evaluation Procedures - Approaches and Methods for Assessing Water - and Sanitation-Related Hygiene Practices (International Nutrition Foundation for Developing Countries - INFDC, 1997, 124 pages)

6. Investigating hygiene practices

		*(introductory text...)*
		Three-pile sorting
		Pocket chart
		Semi-structured (informal) interviews
		Focus group discussion
		Appraisal of the methods and tools

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The following methods and tools have been field tested for investigating specific clusters of hygiene practices. Each one can be adapted or modified for specific settings whenever necessary. You may also want to include additional methods and tools from your particular training and experience, provided that they fulfil the selection criteria outlined in Chapter 5 (see Diagram 3).