Drivers of women's sanitation practices in informal settlements in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative study in Mathare Valley, Kenya.
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2018Author
Winter, S
Barchi, F
Dzombo, MN
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Despite evidence suggesting women are disproportionately a
ff
ected by
the lack of adequate and safe sanitation facilities around the world, there
is limited information about the factors that in
fl
uence women
’
s ability to
access and utilize sanitation, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The pur-
pose of this study was to explore factors in
fl
uencing women
’
s sanitation
practices in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. Information from 55
in-depth interviews conducted in 2016 with 55 women in Mathare Valley
Informal Settlement in Nairobi was used to carry out cross-case, thematic
analysis of women
’
s common sanitation routines. Women identi
fi
ed
neighborhood disorganization, fear of victimization, lack of privacy, and
cleanliness/dirtiness of facilities as important factors in the choices they
make about their sanitation practices. This suggests that future sanita-
tion-related interventions and policies may need to consider strategies
that focus not only on toilet provision or adoption but also on issues of
space and community dynamics.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30027750https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09603123.2018.1497778
http://hdl.handle.net/11295/103510
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Winter, Samantha, Francis Barchi, and Millicent Ningoma Dzombo. "Drivers of women’s sanitation practices in informal settlements in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative study in Mathare Valley, Kenya." International journal of environmental health research (2018): 1-17.Publisher
University of Nairobi
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