开发一种用于低收入环境的新型手清洁产品:tab肥的案例
Edward Brial1, Robert Aunger2, Winnie Costancia Muangi3,4
1Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
开发新型的手洗技术,面膜肥,解决肥和水的可访问性在资源贫困的环境中的挑战. 这种价格实惠的,一次性使用的肥旨在在全球范围内增加洗手的做法.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 产品设计 产品设计
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 用肥洗手对于公共卫生至关重要,但由于肥和水的供应有限,特别是资源贫困的地区,经常缺乏实践.
- 现有的手部卫生解决方案可能不适合不同的环境和社会经济环境.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种新的,适合环境的手清洁技术,用于在资源贫困的社会使用所后的手清洁技术.
- 设计一种负担得起,易于使用,易于使用的肥产品,克服洗手的障碍.
主要方法:
- 采用以行为为中心的设计和以人为中心的设计方法.
- 在坦桑尼亚农村和郊区利用了广泛的原型设计和现场测试.
- 开发了一种嵌入基板的可分解的一次性肥基板,称为"tab"肥.
主要成果:
- 实现了以分剂卷或撕开格式的"tab"肥的试点生产.
- 一个小规模的实地测试 (N=12个家庭) 证明了可靠的中期使用平板肥.
- 该产品提供了一个负担得起的解决方案,可以随时随地清洁手,无需担心污染.
结论:
- "Tab"肥是一个可行的和可访问的解决方案,以改善资源贫困环境中的手部卫生.
- 这项新技术有可能在全球范围内显著增加洗手习惯.
- 预计进一步的大规模生产和销售将扩大其影响.
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