Determinants of open-air defecation in rural Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu

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dc.contributor.authorVasudevan, Swarnapriyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorNallasamy, Srinivasanen_US
dc.contributor.authorLoganathan, Arjunen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-06T09:52:57Z
dc.date.available2020-05-06T09:52:57Z
dc.date.issued2020-02
dc.description.abstractBackground: Open defecation refers to the practice whereby people go out in fields, bushes, forests, open bodies of water, or other open spaces rather than using toilet to defecate. This practice contributes to the emergence of infectious diseases which forms a threat to health of people. This study attempts to find the prevalence of open-air defecation (OAD) and to explore factors influencing the practice.Methods: The present study was a community based cross-sectional study taken up in the C. Manampadi village covering 153 households. A semi structured questionnaire along with the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) questionnaire was used to collect data.Results: Our study results show that 35.3% of the households had no toilet facility in their houses and were practicing open air defecation. There was a significant association between open air defection and variables like literacy level of head of the family, community and water adequacy.Conclusions: This study highlights that the study population practices OAD not due to economic in sufficiency but due to social constraints.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationVasudevan Swarnapriya, Nallasamy Srinivasan, Loganathan Arjun. Determinants of open-air defecation in rural Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2020 Feb; 7(2): 512-516en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6032
dc.identifier.issn2394-6040
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/202108
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume7en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20200417en_US
dc.subjectOpen air defecationen_US
dc.subjectSanitationen_US
dc.subjectSwatch Bharat Missionen_US
dc.subjectToileten_US
dc.titleDeterminants of open-air defecation in rural Chidambaram, Tamil Naduen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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