Neighbour-shared versus communal latrines in urban slums: a cross-sectional study in Orissa, India exploring household demographics, accessibility, privacy, use and cleanliness
| Autor: | Thomas Clasen, Belen Torondel, Parimita Routray, Marieke Heijnen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Diarrhea
Male medicine.medical_specialty Hand washing Demographics Sanitation Cross-sectional study India Global population Residence Characteristics Environmental health Poverty Areas medicine Parasitic Diseases Humans Open defecation Hand Hygiene Toilet Facilities Family Characteristics Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine Infectious Diseases Geography Cross-Sectional Studies Privacy Communicable Disease Control Latrine Parasitology Female Public Health |
| Zdroj: | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 109(11) |
| ISSN: | 1878-3503 |
| Popis: | A growing proportion of the global population rely on shared sanitation facilities, despite their association with adverse health outcomes. We sought to explore differences between neighbour-shared and communal latrines in terms household demographics, accessibility, facilities and use. We conducted surveys among 295 households relying on shared sanitation in 30 slums in Orissa, India, 60.3% (178) of which relied on neighbour-shared latrines while the balance relied on communal latrines. We collected household demographic data, conducted latrine spot-checks and collected data on indicators of use, accessibility, privacy and cleanliness. Compared to neighbour-shared facilities, households relying on communal facilities were poorer, larger, less educated, less likely to have access to piped water and more likely to have a member practicing open defecation. Communal latrines were also less accessible, less likely to have water or a hand washing station on site and cleaned less frequently; they were more likely to have visible faeces and flies present. We found significant differences between neighbour-shared and communal facilities in terms of user demographics, access, facilities and cleanliness that could potentially explain differences in health. These findings highlight the need for a shared sanitation policy that focuses not just on the number of users, but also on maintenance, accessibility, cleanliness and provision of water and hand washing facilities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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