Title |
Child Feces Disposal Practices in Rural Orissa: A Cross Sectional Study
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2014
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0089551 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Fiona Majorin, Matthew C. Freeman, Sharmani Barnard, Parimita Routray, Sophie Boisson, Thomas Clasen |
Abstract |
An estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide lack access to improved sanitation facilities. While large-scale programs in some countries have increased latrine coverage, they sometimes fail to ensure optimal latrine use, including the safe disposal of child feces, a significant source of exposure to fecal pathogens. We undertook a cross-sectional study to explore fecal disposal practices among children in rural Orissa, India in villages where the Government of India's Total Sanitation Campaign had been implemented at least three years prior to the study. |
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Geographical breakdown
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United States | 3 | 60% |
Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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India | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 166 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 25 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 17 | 10% |
Researcher | 16 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 7% |
Other | 29 | 17% |
Unknown | 49 | 29% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 13% |
Environmental Science | 20 | 12% |
Engineering | 16 | 10% |
Social Sciences | 15 | 9% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 7% |
Other | 24 | 14% |
Unknown | 58 | 35% |