Multi-level factors associated with utilization of water, sanitation and hygiene services by mothers in Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Providing improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) at a household level remains one of the major public health challenges in Nepal. Household mothers are likely to have limited access to combined WASH services, this is influenced by individual, and community factors. Individual components of an improved water source, sanitary toilet, fixed place for handwashing, and availability of soap and water were merged into one and called combined WASH. This paper aimed to identify the individual and community factors associated with combined WASH facilities and practices among mothers with children under five years in Nepal.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), 2016. The weighted sample size of t

SUBMITTER: Dhital SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10954160 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature