Contextual and psychosocial factors predicting sanitation behaviours in rural Indonesia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rural areas in the Southern hemisphere bear the brunt of inadequate sanitation services and high prevalence of open defecation. Our study in an Indonesian remote village underscores the critical role of psychosocial factors influencing sanitation behavior in such marginalised communities. This study explores contextual and RANAS (Risk, Attitudes, Norms, Abilities, and Self-regulation) psychosocial factors determining sanitation behaviour in rural Indonesia.

Methods

In a cross-sectional survey of 371 rural households, we gathered data on personal characteristics, sanitation behaviours, and RANAS factors and performed regression analysis.

Results

We found that most respondents do not use the toilet regularly, and no household has safely managed sanitation fac

SUBMITTER: Nastiti A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11831852 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature