Abstract
Background: Even among households that have access to improved sanitation, children’s faeces often do not end up in a latrine, the international criterion for safe disposal of child faeces. Methods: We collected data on possible determinants of safe child faeces disposal in a cross-sectional study of 851 children <5 y of age from 694 households in 42 slums in two cities in Odisha, India. Caregivers were asked about defecation and faeces disposal practices for all the children <5 y of age in the household. Results: Only a quarter (25.5%) of the 851 children’s faeces were reported to be disposed of in a latrine. Even fewer (22.3%) of the 694 households reported that the faeces of all children <5 y of age in the home ended up in the latrine the last time the child defecated. In multivariate analysis, factors associated with being a safe disposal household were education and religion of the primary caregiver, number of children <5 y of age in the household, wealth, type and location of the latrine used by the household, household members >5 y of age using the latrine for defecation and mobility of children <5 y of age in the household. Conclusions: Few households reported disposing of all of their children’s faeces in a latrine. Improving latrine access and specific behaviour change interventions may improve this practice.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 263-272 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1 2019 |
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Keywords
- Child faeces
- Cross-sectional study
- India
- Sanitation
- WASH
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases
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Determinants of disposal of child faeces in latrines in urban slums of Odisha, India : A cross-sectional study. / Majorin, Fiona; Nagel, Corey; Torondel, Belen; Routray, Parimita; Rout, Manaswini; Clasen, Thomas F.
In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 113, No. 5, 01.05.2019, p. 263-272.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Determinants of disposal of child faeces in latrines in urban slums of Odisha, India
T2 - A cross-sectional study
AU - Majorin, Fiona
AU - Nagel, Corey
AU - Torondel, Belen
AU - Routray, Parimita
AU - Rout, Manaswini
AU - Clasen, Thomas F.
PY - 2019/5/1
Y1 - 2019/5/1
N2 - Background: Even among households that have access to improved sanitation, children’s faeces often do not end up in a latrine, the international criterion for safe disposal of child faeces. Methods: We collected data on possible determinants of safe child faeces disposal in a cross-sectional study of 851 children <5 y of age from 694 households in 42 slums in two cities in Odisha, India. Caregivers were asked about defecation and faeces disposal practices for all the children <5 y of age in the household. Results: Only a quarter (25.5%) of the 851 children’s faeces were reported to be disposed of in a latrine. Even fewer (22.3%) of the 694 households reported that the faeces of all children <5 y of age in the home ended up in the latrine the last time the child defecated. In multivariate analysis, factors associated with being a safe disposal household were education and religion of the primary caregiver, number of children <5 y of age in the household, wealth, type and location of the latrine used by the household, household members >5 y of age using the latrine for defecation and mobility of children <5 y of age in the household. Conclusions: Few households reported disposing of all of their children’s faeces in a latrine. Improving latrine access and specific behaviour change interventions may improve this practice.
AB - Background: Even among households that have access to improved sanitation, children’s faeces often do not end up in a latrine, the international criterion for safe disposal of child faeces. Methods: We collected data on possible determinants of safe child faeces disposal in a cross-sectional study of 851 children <5 y of age from 694 households in 42 slums in two cities in Odisha, India. Caregivers were asked about defecation and faeces disposal practices for all the children <5 y of age in the household. Results: Only a quarter (25.5%) of the 851 children’s faeces were reported to be disposed of in a latrine. Even fewer (22.3%) of the 694 households reported that the faeces of all children <5 y of age in the home ended up in the latrine the last time the child defecated. In multivariate analysis, factors associated with being a safe disposal household were education and religion of the primary caregiver, number of children <5 y of age in the household, wealth, type and location of the latrine used by the household, household members >5 y of age using the latrine for defecation and mobility of children <5 y of age in the household. Conclusions: Few households reported disposing of all of their children’s faeces in a latrine. Improving latrine access and specific behaviour change interventions may improve this practice.
KW - Child faeces
KW - Cross-sectional study
KW - India
KW - Sanitation
KW - WASH
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U2 - 10.1093/trstmh/try142
DO - 10.1093/trstmh/try142
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VL - 113
SP - 263
EP - 272
JO - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
SN - 0035-9203
IS - 5
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