In Ghana, three-quarters of the population lack decent sanitation. Poor sanitation is the cause of many life-threatening diseases, including diarrhoea, and the lives of many children could be saved if latrines were installed in their homes. What factors affect whether families in Ghana have installed their own toilet?
Published on: 30/05/2008
A study by the University of California Davis and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine considered why most families in Ghana do not have toilets. A behavioral model of the decision to install a home toilet was developed and interviews were conducted with a nationally representative sample of 536 mothers of young children living in rural or semi-urban areas.
Full article: Jenkins, M.W and Scott, B. (2007). Behavioral indicators of household decision-making and demand for sanitation and potential gains from social marketing in Ghana. Social science and medicine ; vol. 64, no. 12 ; p. 2427-2442.
Read more: id21, 10 May 2008
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