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A study of utilization of sanitary facilities by adolescent girls in an urban slum of Central India.
- Source :
- Journal of Family Medicine & Primary Care; Apr2019, Vol. 8 Issue 4, p1396-1400, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Background: Hygienic sanitation facilities are crucial for public health. Investment on sanitation brings the single greatest return for any development intervention. Poor sanitation, open defecation and lack of awareness about hygiene have detrimental effect on the health of women and children living in slums. Objective: The objective of this study was to perceive/assess the barriers to access of hygienic sanitary facilities for adolescent girls in an urban slum. Methodology: This study included 98 adolescent females (10-19years) living in urban slums Ward no 19 Raipur. Simple random sampling by 'note method' was used to select one administrative division of this area. Result: Mean age of adolescent girls in the present study was 15.44 ±2.2years (Range: 12 to 19 years) and a majority of them were in High School 60 (60.2%). About half (42%) of the study subjects were living in Semi pucca house and only 38% had access to an independent toilet facility, 9% were practicing open defecation and remaining (51%) were using public toilets. Conclusion: The availability of sanitation facility and latrine utilization rate of the households were satisfactory. Privacy is a concern in public toilet, uses of sanitary pad was also less and changing of absorbent material in toilets was also a matter of concern for the girls. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- TEENAGE girls
SLUMS
RESTROOMS
SANITARY napkins
PUBLIC toilets
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22494863
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Family Medicine & Primary Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136208493
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_195_19