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Individuals living in close proximity to cholera cases are at a higher risk for developing cholera compared to the general population. Targeted water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions have the potential to reduce cholera transmission in cholera hotspots around cholera cases. The objective of this study was to expand the scope of the Cholera-Hospital-Based-Intervention-for-7-Days (CHoBI7) program, focused on cholera patient households, for delivery in cholera hotspots in urban slums in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Thirty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted in cholera hotspots around cholera patients, and three intervention planning workshops were conducted to inform modifications needed to the CHoBI7 program. After exploratory interviews, a two-phase, iterative pilot study was conducted for 9 months to test the developed CHoBI7 Cholera Rapid Response program among 180 participants to further inform modifications to intervention content and delivery. Findings from pilot participant interviews highlighted the need to adapt intervention content for delivery at the compound\u2014rather than household\u2014level, given an environment with multiple households sharing a water source, toilets, and kitchen facilities. This was addressed by conducting a \u201cring session\u201d for intervention delivery in cholera hotspots for households to discuss how to improve their shared facilities together and encourage a compound-level commitment to promoted WASH behaviors and placement of soapy water bottles in shared spaces. Based on the low number of soapy water bottles observed in communal spaces during the first iteration of the pilot, we also added context-specific examples using the narratives of families in mobile messages to encourage WASH behavioral recommendations. Formative research identified important considerations for the modifications needed to tailor the CHoBI7 program for delivery in cholera hotspots in urban Bangladesh.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph192013352","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,17]],"date-time":"2022-10-17T00:04:55Z","timestamp":1665965095000},"page":"13352","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Formative Research for the Development of the CHoBI7 Cholera Rapid Response Program for Cholera Hotspots in Bangladesh"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Fatema","family":"Zohura","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Research, Training and Management International, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh"},{"name":"International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, icddr,b, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elizabeth D.","family":"Thomas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jahed","family":"Masud","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research, Training and Management International, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh"},{"name":"International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, icddr,b, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Md Sazzadul Islam","family":"Bhuyian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research, Training and Management International, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh"},{"name":"International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, icddr,b, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tahmina","family":"Parvin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research, Training and Management International, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh"},{"name":"International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, icddr,b, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shirajum","family":"Monira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, icddr,b, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8343-4653","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abu S. 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