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Dreibelbis, Robert1 rdreibe@ou.edu, Jenkins, Marion1,2, Chase, Rachel P.3, Torondel, Belen4, Routray, Parimita4, Boisson, Sophie4, Clasen, Thomas4,5, Freeman, Matthew C.5 |
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Environmental Science & Technology. 11/17/2015, Vol. 49 Issue 22, p13613-13621. 9p. |
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Over 1 billion people still practice open defecation. Low uptake and use of new sanitation technologies in a number of settings has underscored our current limited understanding of the complex attitudinal factors that influence a household's decision to adopt and use new sanitation technologies. Mokken scaling techniques were applied to series of population-based surveys in Odisha, India between September 2011 and October 2013 (sample sizes 120, 500, 2200). Surveys contained simple, agree/disagree statements about attitudes toward sanitation use and sanitation technologies. Analysis produced two scales-a 10-question General Scale, reflecting attitudes toward defecation and norms regarding latrine use for all respondents, and a 6-question Experiential Scale, reflecting personal experiences with and perceived convenience of sanitation technologies targeted at respondents with a latrine. Among all respondents, a one-point change in the General Scale was associated with a 5-percentage point change in the marginal probability of having access to a functioning latrine. Among respondents with a functional latrine at home, a one-point increase in the General and Experiential Scales were associated with a 4- and 8-percentage point decrease in the probability of engaging in any open defecation in the last 7 days, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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GreenFILE |
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