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| Title |
Descending the sanitation ladder in urban Uganda: evidence from Kampala Slums
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-624 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Japheth Kwiringira, Peter Atekyereza, Charles Niwagaba, Isabel Günther |
| Abstract |
While the sanitation ladder is useful in analysing progressive improvements in sanitation, studies in Uganda have not indicated the sanitation barriers faced by the urban poor. There are various challenges in shared latrine use, cleaning and maintenance. Results from Kampala city indicate that, failure to clean and maintain sanitation infrastructure can lead to a reversal of the potential benefits that come with various sanitation facilities. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 303 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 2 | <1% |
| Ghana | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 296 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 75 | 25% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 41 | 14% |
| Researcher | 40 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 12 | 4% |
| Other | 39 | 13% |
| Unknown | 74 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 45 | 15% |
| Engineering | 42 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 40 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 7% |
| Other | 41 | 14% |
| Unknown | 87 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 17. 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 02 May 2023.
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#1,883,406
of 22,758,248 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#2,088
of 14,833 outputs
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#20,134
of 228,245 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#48
of 291 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 14,833 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 13.9. This one has done well, scoring higher than 85% of its peers.
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