Sanitation in India

dc.contributor.author	Wei, FangHsun	en
dc.contributor.author	Pillai, Vijayan	en
dc.contributor.author	Maleku, Arati	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-20T18:23:56Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-20T18:23:56Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-20
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1482
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Social work education--Biographical methods
dc.subject	Women--Education--India
dc.subject	Adult education of women
dc.subject	Planned communities
dc.subject	Εξυγίανση
dc.subject	Μόρφωση γυναικών
dc.subject	Κοινωνική ανάπτυξη
dc.subject	Sanitation
dc.title	Sanitation in India	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	role of women’s education	en
heal.generalDescription	Research article	en
heal.classification	Social sciences
heal.classification	Education
heal.classification	Κοινωνιολογία
heal.classification	Εκπαίδευση
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Εκπαίδευση
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heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2014-01
heal.bibliographicCitation	Wei, F., Pillai, V. & Maleku, A. (January 2014). Sanitation in India: role of women’s education. “Health Science Journal”. 8(1):90-101.	en
heal.abstract	Background: It is well known that sanitary practices play a key role in building healthy communities. In many developing countries such as India, lacks of toilet facilities contribute to appallingly poor sanitary conditions. Many studies have found that the demand for sanitary toilet types increases with education. The aim of the present study was to explore in detail the relationship between type of toilette facilities and women’s educational level in India. Method and Material: Data from the Third National Family Health Survey 2007 (NFHS-3) of India is used in this study. Correspondence analysis is used to examine the association between toilet type in use and women’s education at the individual level. Results: Correspondence analysis isolated several significant associations between categories of education and types of toilet facilities. The category ‘complete secondary’ is associated with ‘flush to septic’ while ‘high level of education’ is associated with ‘flush to piped sewer’. Thus, with increases in women’s education, quality of toilet facility improves steadily. It is likely that general education brings about awareness and positive attitudes toward select use of sanitary toilet types. Conclusion: Enriching the curriculum at the secondary school level with facts and concepts of sanitation is likely to improve sanitary toilet practices. In general it appears that educational campaigns to improve women’s education in India can also be effective in bringing about awareness and positive attitudes toward select use of sanitary toilet types.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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