Most people who live in India defecate in the open. Most people worldwide who defecate in
the open live in India. Open defecation has dire consequences: it kills babies, impedes the …

India has far higher open defecation rates than other developing regions where people are
poorer, literacy rates are lower, and water is relatively more scarce. In practice, government …

Introduction Open defecation is ongoing in Nepal despite the rise in efforts for increasing
latrine coverage and its use. Understanding the reasons for open defecation would …

Open defecation is a major global health problem. The number of open defecators in India
dwarfs that of other states, and most live in rural places. Open defecation is often …

There is increasing global attention to the threats of open defecation (OD) to human health
and dignity, and the environment. With at least a quarter of Nigerians (25.1%) or 46 million …

Nutritional status of children is a key to track the development progress and a precursor to
human well-being. It is not possible to realize sustainable development in the absence of …

Abstract Background India's National Sanitation Mission aims to end open defecation by
changing social norms and behaviours coupled with financial subsidies to build toilets. An …

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, India's flagship sanitation intervention, set out to end open
defecation by October 2019. While the program improved toilet coverage nationally, large …

In 2015 there were 965 million people in the world forced to practise open defecation (OD).
The adverse health effects of OD are many: acute effects include infectious intestinal …

This study examined sociocultural and economic factors determining open defecation in the
Wa Municipality, Ghana. The study employed a mixed method approach involving …