Social constraints before sanitation improvement in tea gardens of Sylhet, Bangladesh
Social constraints before sanitation improvement in tea gardens of Sylhet, Bangladesh
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DOI：
10.1007/s10661-009-0890-0
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发表时间：
2010-05-01
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3
通讯作者：
Chowdhury, M. A. I.
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作者：
Ahmed, M.;Begum, Anwara;Chowdhury, M. A. I.
孟加拉东北部分区城市西尔赫特是该国主要的茶叶产区，大量低收入工人完全依赖极端劳动密集型的经济活动来维持生计，居住在茶园内和茶园周围。由于缺乏适当的公用事业设施，特别是供水和卫生部门，这些社区的生活条件非常贫乏。在Lakkatura和Ali Bahar茶园进行了一项研究，以评估茶园工人社区卫生条件恶化的情况，并确定改善条件之前的制约因素。调查发现，这两个茶园贫民窟由于地形条件和居民的社会经济文化地位相同，现有的卫生条件很差。约50%至60%的茶园工人仍用于大便，导致各种排泄物相关疾病，排便后不洗手。缺乏健康和卫生知识和意识、不愿意、贫穷、迷信等是卫生系统状况恶化的原因。根据分析，为改善两个茶园恶化的卫生条件，应优先考虑免费提供厕所、开展广泛的激励和宣传计划、茶园工作人员与卫生专家和有关设施的病媒控制人员进行定期咨询以及综合供水、卫生和个人卫生促进计划。
Sylhet, the northeastern divisional city of Bangladesh, is the major tea-producing region of the country where a large number of low-income workers completely depending on extremely labor-intensive economic activity for their bread and butter, live in and around the tea gardens. The living conditions of these communities are remarkably meager due to the lack of proper utility facilities, especially in water supply and sanitation sectors. A study was conducted at Lakkatura and Ali Bahar Tea Estates to assess the deteriorated sanitation condition of the tea garden workers community and to determine the constraints before the improvement of the condition. It was found that the existing sanitary condition of both of the tea garden slums is very poor because of the same topographical condition and socioeconomic and cultural status of the dwellers. About 50% to 60% tea garden workers still are used to open defecation causing various excreta related diseases and not practiced with washing hand after defecation. Lack of knowledge and awareness about health and hygiene, unwillingness, poverty, superstitions, etc. are responsible for the deteriorated condition of the sanitation system. Based on the analysis, providing latrines free of costs, undertaking extensive motivational and awareness programs and publicity, regular consultation of tea garden workers with the health specialists, and vector control staff of concerned utilities as well as an integrated water supply, sanitation, and hygiene promotion programs should be considered as the priority in order to improve the deteriorated sanitary conditions in two tea gardens.