Determinants of Disposal of Child Faeces in Latrines in Urban Slums of Odisha, India: a Cross-sectional Study

Overview

Journal Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialties Public Health
Tropical Medicine

Date 2019 Jan 23

PMID 30668852

Citations 12

Authors

Fiona Majorin

Corey L Nagel

Belen Torondel

Parimita Routray

Manaswini Rout

Thomas F Clasen

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Abstract

Background: Even among households that have access to improved sanitation, children's faeces often do not end up in a latrine, the international criterion for safe disposal of child faeces.

Methods: We collected data on possible determinants of safe child faeces disposal in a cross-sectional study of 851 children <5 y of age from 694 households in 42 slums in two cities in Odisha, India. Caregivers were asked about defecation and faeces disposal practices for all the children <5 y of age in the household.

Results: Only a quarter (25.5%) of the 851 children's faeces were reported to be disposed of in a latrine. Even fewer (22.3%) of the 694 households reported that the faeces of all children <5 y of age in the home ended up in the latrine the last time the child defecated. In multivariate analysis, factors associated with being a safe disposal household were education and religion of the primary caregiver, number of children <5 y of age in the household, wealth, type and location of the latrine used by the household, household members >5 y of age using the latrine for defecation and mobility of children <5 y of age in the household.

Conclusions: Few households reported disposing of all of their children's faeces in a latrine. Improving latrine access and specific behaviour change interventions may improve this practice.

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