Emerging qualitative research suggests women's sanitation experiences may impact mental
health. However, specific associations remain unclear. We aimed to determine if sanitation …

Lack of access to acceptable sanitation facilities can expose individuals, particularly women,
to physical, social, and mental health risks. While some of the challenges have been …

Background Research suggests that the lived experience of inadequate sanitation may
contribute to poor health outcomes above and beyond pathogen exposure, particularly …

Emerging evidence demonstrates how inadequate access to water and sanitation is linked
to psychosocial stress, especially among women, forcing them to navigate social and …

The WHO defines health not as the absence of disease but as a “state of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being.” To date, public health research on sanitation has focused …

This study examined sources of psychosocial stress related to the use of toilet facilities or
open defecation by women and adolescent girls at home, public places, workplaces and in …

While sanitation interventions have focused primarily on child health, women's unique
health risks from inadequate sanitation are gaining recognition as a priority issue. This study …

Background Lack of household sanitation, specifically toilet facilities, can adversely affect
the safety of women and girls by requiring them to leave their households to defecate alone …

The provision of sanitation in India has attracted much attention, but research and policies
focusing on gender in relation to sanitation often fail to focus on sanitation-related violence …

While access to safe sanitation is a global issue, there are large disparities in access.
Women living in informal settlements, in particular, are disproportionately affected by lack of …