As a result of the project the team has developed a range of design research tools which can be used to support projects using creative methods for: a) collecting data on home cleaning and hygiene related to WASH (Water Sanitation…
Dust Bunny
Exploring hygiene practices in different home environments in Ghana to understand the home as a source of infection of AMR bacteria carried by dust
About
The Dust Bunny project will apply design research methods coupled with microbiological analyses to address issues of home-based infections in Ghana, particularly those carrying antimicrobial resistance, resulting in a reduction of infection and in positive increase of health outcomes.
Aims & Objectives
To develop an understanding of the home as a source of infection of AMR bacteria carried by dust, by exploring hygiene practices across different home environments in Ghana, with the ultimate aim to reduce bacterial infection in the home environment thereby reducing AMR.
Motivation
Bacteria are made up of pathogens (bad germs) and non-pathogens (good germs) and are generally found across the home. Most surfaces are covered to a certain degree with bacteria, but dust can move easily around the home and presents a major route for human exposure to bacterial infections.
Latest
Second appearance of the DUST BUNNY project on GHANA TV
Following the popularity of the first video of the project on Ghana TV in June/July 2019, a new video documentary has been created about the Dust Bunny project by the journalist Peggy Ama Donkor (Journalist of the Year 2005 award)….
Cleaning interventions are underway
Following the co-design workshops, the participating households have been implementing the co-designed cleaning interventions. Our team is currently evaluating these by visiting the households. The evaluation include post-intervention interviews with members of the households and a second collection of dust…
Community and experts pave the way for new Global Health project
In a co-design workshop run in February in Accra, representatives of the communities participating in the Dust Bunny project and experts (public health, epidemiology, behavioural psychology, etc) came together to co-develop an interdisciplinary research project addressing infectious disease in the…
Engaging with community and experts in Accra
The Dust Bunny team run engagement workshops in the second week of February in Accra, Ghana. The workshops engaged with members of the community who are participating in the project as well as Ghanian external to the project public health…
The Dust Bunny team is hosting a dissemination workshop in Ghana
Dust Bunny is a 2-year UK funded research project that applies innovative design research methods coupled with microbiological analyses to address issues of home-based infections in Ghana, particularly those carrying antimicrobial resistance, resulting in a reduction of infection and in…
