Women's involvement in a rural Bangladesh water and sanitation project.

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dc.contributor.authorHoque, B Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorAziz, K Men_US
dc.contributor.authorHasan, K Zen_US
dc.contributor.authorSack, R Ben_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T14:48:30Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T14:48:30Z
dc.date.issued1994-03-01en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractRural women were involved in a water and sanitation project (WSS) in which health impacts were compared between children in two areas: intervention and comparison areas. In intervention area people were provided with handpumps, latrines and hygiene education, whereas, in the comparison area, people did not receive these project inputs. In the intervention area women were directly involved in the site selection of handpumps and latrines, their installation, construction, and maintenance. Observations on women's involvement and their performances in the intervention area are presented. About 89% of the pumps maintained by women (n = 30), and 86% of those maintained by project workers (n = 49) were found to be in good working condition. Women supervised the construction of all 754 latrines, fenced 58% of the projects-supported latrines (n = 268) and emptied the pits of 65% of the 276 filled-up latrines. Socio-cultural factors were not barriers to women's involvement and performance. The findings have policy implications for effective involvement of rural women towards the development of sustainable WSS programs.en_US
dc.description.affiliationInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR, B), Dhaka.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHoque BA, Aziz KM, Hasan KZ, Sack RB. Women's involvement in a rural Bangladesh water and sanitation project. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1994 Mar; 25(1): 67-73en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/31139
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/publication.htmen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshBangladesh --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshConsumer Participationen_US
dc.subject.meshDiarrhea --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFollow-Up Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshHygieneen_US
dc.subject.meshIncidenceen_US
dc.subject.meshIntervention Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshPopulation Surveillanceen_US
dc.subject.meshProgram Evaluationen_US
dc.subject.meshRural Healthen_US
dc.subject.meshSanitation --methodsen_US
dc.subject.meshToilet Facilitiesen_US
dc.subject.meshWater Supplyen_US
dc.subject.meshWomen --educationen_US
dc.titleWomen's involvement in a rural Bangladesh water and sanitation project.en_US
dc.typeClinical Trialen_US
dc.typeControlled Clinical Trialen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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