Water handling, sanitation and defecation practices in rural southern India: a knowledge, attitudes and practices study
Water handling, sanitation and defecation practices in rural southern India: a knowledge, attitudes and practices study
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DOI：
10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.05.004
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发表时间：
2007-11-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Balraj, Vinohar
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作者：
Banda, Kalyan;Sarkar, Rajiv;Balraj, Vinohar
腹泻和水传播疾病是发展中国家的主要死亡原因。为了了解影响水安全的社会文化因素，我们记录了知识，态度和做法的水处理和使用，卫生和排便在农村泰米尔纳德邦，印度，使用问卷调查和焦点小组讨论，在一个村庄分为一个上种姓主要村庄和塔种姓Harijan殖民地。我们的调查显示，所有家庭都将饮用水储存在广口容器中。Harijan聚居区的供水量低于主要村庄（P < 0.001）。居民们并没有将不安全的水与腹泻联系起来，而是将其归因于“热”、辛辣食物、毛发、泥土或蚊子。在97户受访家庭中，30户（30.9%）有厕所，但只有25户（83.3%）使用厕所。72名（74.2%）受访者在田间排便，这种传统做法没有带来耻辱。排便后和饭前用肥皂洗手仅在15岁以下儿童中常见（86.4%）。在调整其他因素后，接受水量的感知（P
Diarrhoea and water-borne diseases are Leading causes of mortality in developing countries. To understand the socio-cultural factors impacting on water safety, we documented knowledge, attitudes and practices of water handling and usage, sanitation and defecation in rural Tamilnadu, India, using questionnaires and focus group discussions, in a village divided into an upper caste Main village and a tower caste Harijan colony. Our survey showed that all households stored drinking water in wide-mouthed containers. The quantity of water supplied was less in the Harijan colony, than in the Main village (P < 0.001). Residents did not associate unsafe water with diarrhoea, attributing it to 'heat', spicy food, ingesting hair, mud or mosquitoes. Among 97 households interviewed, 30 (30.9%) had toilets but only 25 (83.3%) used them. Seventy-two (74.2%) of respondents defecated in fields, and there was no stigma associated with this traditional practice. Hand washing with soap after defecation and before meals was common only in children under 15 years (86.4%). After adjusting for other factors, perception of quantity of water received (P