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Quantifying future sanitation scenarios and progress towards SDG targets in the shared socioeconomic pathways.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of environmental management [J Environ Manage] 2023 Nov 15; Vol. 346, pp. 118921. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 20.
Abstract: Two main targets of SDG 6 (Sustainable Development Goal), clean water and sanitation, are SDG 6.2, to achieve universal and equitable access to improved sanitation and to phase out unimproved sanitation (include pit latrines without a slab or platform,...
"Here, your only relative is money…" why slum social networks do not facilitate neighborhood community development: insights through a sanitation lens.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2023 Nov 25; Vol. 23 (1), pp. 2341. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 25.
Abstract: Introduction: Though social networks which are deemed vehicles of community development exist in slum areas, underdevelopment still persists in these areas. We explored the nature and role of social networks in facilitating community development in the...
Does "Low Cost" Urban Sanitation Exist? Lessons from a Global Data Set.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Environmental science & technology [Environ Sci Technol] 2023 Nov 14; Vol. 57 (45), pp. 17237-17245. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 03.
Abstract: In this paper, we report results from, and demonstrate the value of, a global database for the collection and aggregation of reliable and comparable cost data for urban sanitation systems as they are built and operated on the ground (rather than the "a...
Do Sanitation Marketing Activities Increase Households' Likelihoods of Reaching Improved Sanitation or Involving Women in Decision Making?
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Environmental science & technology [Environ Sci Technol] 2023 Nov 07; Vol. 57 (44), pp. 16851-16861. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 24.
Abstract: Poor sanitation causes 30% of diarrheal deaths globally, and much of the world has struggled to finance top-down interventions. Sanitation marketing is a demand-led approach that uses a mixture of social and commercial marketing methods and direct sale...
Trends and inequity in improved sanitation facility utilisation in Bangladesh: Evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): BMC research notes [BMC Res Notes] 2023 Oct 31; Vol. 16 (1), pp. 303. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 31.
Abstract: Improved sanitation is indispensable to human health. However, lack of access to improved sanitation remains one of the most daunting public health challenges of the twenty-first century in Bangladesh. The aim of the study was to describe the trends in...
Analysing the interplay of environmental virology, public health, and sanitation: a comprehensive review from a Kenyan perspective.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology [Front Cell Infect Microbiol] 2023 Oct 24; Vol. 13, pp. 1256822. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 24 (Print Publication: 2023).
Abstract: This comprehensive review examines the interplay between environmental virology, public health, and sanitation in the unique context of Kenya. The review sheds light on the specific viral threats faced by the country, including waterborne viruses, zoon...
Urban Sanitation: New Terminology for Globally Relevant Solutions?
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Environmental science & technology [Environ Sci Technol] 2023 Oct 24; Vol. 57 (42), pp. 15771-15779. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 11.
Abstract: Progress toward Sustainable Development Goals for global access to safe sanitation is lagging significantly. In this Feature, we propose that misleading terminology leads to errors of categorization and hinders progress toward sanitation service provis...
Access to basic sanitation facilities reduces the prevalence of anaemia among women of reproductive age in sub-saharan Africa.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2023 Oct 13; Vol. 23 (1), pp. 1999. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 13.
Abstract: Background: The prevalence (≈ 30%) of anaemia among women of reproductive age in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a significant concern. Additionally, less than half of households in the region have access to basic sanitation facilities, raising questions a...
Lessons from a successful national sanitation programme: the case of Nyumba ni Choo in Tanzania.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Health promotion international [Health Promot Int] 2023 Oct 01; Vol. 38 (5).
Abstract: Universal access to hygienic sanitation is a Sustainable Development Goal for international development. However, many countries are liable to miss this target by the deadline of 2030. As provision and subsidy are prohibitively expensive, promotion is ...