A5001364787- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Global Health and Surgery
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
WaterAid
2019-2022
Formative research findings from the fast-growing Babati town were used to assess prevalence of sanitation and hygiene practices among individuals institutions associated factors. A cross-sectional study involving household surveys, spot-checks, focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, structured observations behaviors showed that 90% households have facilities, but 68% safely managed services. The most common types facilities pit latrines with slab (42%) followed by flush/pour flush...
Sub-Sahara African countries face immense challenges in ensuring adequate sanitation and hygiene behaviours to the rapidly growing populations. Attempts address these require empirical evidence inform policy planning. We contribute toward that goal by unveiling findings of formative research conducted Babati, a town Tanzania. cross-sectional study involving 486 households, unwind motives barriers for individuals invest improved services behaviour change. used several methods including...
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.2 sets an ambitious target of leaving no-one without adequate and equitable sanitation by 2030. The key concern is the lack local human financial capital to fund collection reliable information monitor progress towards goal. As a result, national records may be telling different story proportion safely managed that counts achieving SDG. This paper unveils such inconsistency in data generated urban authorities proposes simple approach for collecting...
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.2 sets an ambitious target of leaving no one without adequate sanitation by 2030. The key concern is the lack local human and financial capital to fund collection reliable information monitor progress towards goal. As a result, national records may be telling different story proportion safely managed that counts achieving SDGs. This paper unveils such inconsistency in data generated urban authorities proposes simple approach for collecting verifiable on...