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| Title |
Latrine coverage and its utilisation in a rural village of Eastern Nepal: a community-based cross-sectional study
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13104-017-2539-3 |
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| Authors |
Shyam Sundar Budhathoki, Gambhir Shrestha, Meika Bhattachan, Suman Bahadur Singh, Nilambar Jha, Paras K. Pokharel |
| Abstract |
A little more than 1/3rd of the rural households in Nepal have improved latrine facility. The government of Nepal is working towards making an open defecation free area all over Nepal. There is no data found in literature searches regarding the status of latrines and its utilisation in Nepal. This study aims to estimate the coverage and utilisation of latrine and its associated factors in a rural community of Nepal. We conducted a cross sectional study in March 2015-September 2015 among 625 households in Hattimuda Village, Morang district in Eastern Nepal using semi-structured pre-tested questionnaire with observational checklists. Out of 623 households, 473 (76.9%) have latrine facilities. There is an increase in latrine coverage in Hattimuda by 37% (38.9% in 2011 to 75.9% in 2016). Majority of the latrines (89.9%) were functional, however 32.3% needs maintenance. The extent of latrine utilisation among those households with a toilet at home was satisfactory (94.3%). Presence of child below 5 years of age at home (OR 2.37, 95% CI 0.05-0.46), functional latrine (OR 27.37, 95% CI 6.84-109.45), frequency of cleaning (OR 3.66, 95% CI 1.09-12.29) and latrine constructed with self-initiation (OR 4.21, 95% CI 1.06-16.66) are factors significantly associated with the utilisation of the latrine. While the coverage needs to be increased, appropriate interventions to increase the utilisation of latrine needs to be in place so that the village moves closer to open defecation free (ODF) status. As other studies are not found from Nepal, the findings from this study can be used a reference for other rural areas of Nepal. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Nepal | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 132 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 132 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 32 | 24% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 7% |
| Researcher | 7 | 5% |
| Lecturer | 7 | 5% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 20 | 15% |
| Unknown | 51 | 39% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 24 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 14% |
| Environmental Science | 10 | 8% |
| Engineering | 6 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 15 | 11% |
| Unknown | 54 | 41% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 January 2020.
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#2,741,161
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#362
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#49,032
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#10
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