The toilet tripod: understanding successful sanitation in rural India.

Why gender matters in the solution towards safe sanitation? Reflections from rural India.

While the topic of women and water, sanitation and hygiene is a widely accepted concern among academics and activists, it continues to be an issue in developing countries with serious consequences. Based on a qualitative research conducted in rural Uttar Pradesh, India, the paper affirms that sanitation issues for women and girls are compounded by inequitable gender norms that put them at great...

Evaluation of Rural Sanitation Alternatives in Nepal Using Decision Support System (DSS) Approach Evaluation of Rural Sanitation Alternatives in Nepal Using Decision Support System (DSS) Approach

A society ́s health depends on the access to proper and hygiene sanitation. Half of the population still do not have access to proper sanitation in Nepal; therefore government and non-government organizations are facilitating sanitation access to all the population. Decades ago, open defecation and pit latrines toilet were the only options as sanitation system to the people. But now, various typ...

Toilet in Transportation Vehicles: A Topic for Consideration on Travel Sanitation in Travel Medicine

Sanitation in Maharashtra: A Policy Note Parliamentarians' Group for Children (PGC) Pune Consultation on Sanitation: Engaging Local Legislators

India Facts and figures qEffects of Poor Sanitation Urban India and Rural India qCentral Policies on Sanitation Best Practice Models qOpen Defecation and Sanitation in School Maharashtra scenario qWater supply and access to water resources Initiatives by the Maharashtra Government qChallenges and loopholes Recommendations qAction Points Indian situation: India has a serious sanitation challenge...

Household sanitation and personal hygiene practices are associated with child stunting in rural India: a cross-sectional analysis of surveys

OBJECTIVES Increasing evidence suggests that water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices affect linear growth in early childhood. We determined the association between household access to water, sanitation and personal hygiene practices with stunting among children aged 0-23 months in rural India. SETTING India. PARTICIPANTS A total of 10 364, 34 639 and 1282 under-2s who participated in...