[HTML][HTML] The impact of sanitation interventions on latrine coverage and latrine use: A systematic review and meta-analysis

JV Garn, GD Sclar, MC Freeman… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background An estimated 2.4 billion people still lack access to improved sanitation and 946
million still practice open defecation. The World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of a community-led sanitation intervention on child diarrhoea and child growth in rural Mali: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

AJ Pickering, H Djebbari, C Lopez… - The Lancet Global …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Community-led total sanitation (CLTS) uses participatory approaches to
mobilise communities to build their own toilets and stop open defecation. Our aim was to …

[HTML][HTML] Socio-cultural and behavioural factors constraining latrine adoption in rural coastal Odisha: an exploratory qualitative study

P Routray, WP Schmidt, S Boisson, T Clasen… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Open defecation is widely practiced in India. To improve sanitation and promote
better health, the Government of India (GOI) has instituted large scale sanitation …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a behaviour change intervention to promote sanitation and latrine use in rural India

U Talat, L Ravenscroft, I Vlaev - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Across developing countries poor sanitation is associated with disease often
found widespread in rural populations. Objectives This objective of this study was to conduct …

Evaluating the declarations of open defecation free status under the Swachh Bharat ('Clean India') Mission: repeated cross-sectional surveys in Rajasthan, India

NG Exum, EM Gorin, G Sadhu, A Khanna… - BMJ Global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Background The most ambitious sanitation campaign to end open defecation (OD) in India
came to a close on 2 October 2019 and there are limited independent, robust data to …

[HTML][HTML] Socio-economic and demographic factors influencing open defecation in Haiti: a cross-sectional study

B Paul, D Jean Simon, A Kiragu, W Généus… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Open defecation (OD) remains an important public health challenge in Haiti.
The practice poses a significantly high risk of disease transmission. Considering these …

[PDF][PDF] Open defecation practices in rural areas threat public health: an assessment of selected area in Sokoto, Nigeria

MA Abdullahi, Y Sarkingobir, AG Yabo - J Int Environ Appl Sci, 2023 - academia.edu
The study aimed to assess open defecation amongst residents in a rural area of Wurno local
government, Sokoto, Nigeria. The design utilized was cross-sectional survey, applied to …

Socio-economic factors associated with open defecation among agricultural households: a cross-sectional study in Haiti

B Paul - BMJ Public Health, 2023 - bmjpublichealth.bmj.com
Background Open defecation (OD) is recognised as an important public health challenge in
low-income and middle-income countries. Although agriculture is the main occupation in …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial clustering and drivers of open defecation practice in India: findings from the fifth round of National Family Health Survey (2019-21)

A Roy, M Rahaman, R Bannerji, M Adhikary… - Global Transitions, 2023 - Elsevier
Background India implemented a basket of public health developmental packages to
achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6—providing access to clean water and …

Extended narrative empathy: Poly-narratives and the practice of open defecation

RP Clair, R Rastogi, ER Blatchley III… - Communication …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
After reviewing empathy, narrative, and narrative empathy, the three concepts are combined
to create a communication theory—Extended Narrative Empathy (ENE). The theory supports …