Sanitation behavior among schoolchildren in a multi-ethnic area of Northern rural Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Vietnam, efforts are underway to improve latrine use in rural and remote areas with particular focus on increasing coverage of sanitation in schools. However, there is a lack of information on how the school program affects latrine use by schoolchildren and at community level. This paper analyzes sanitation use among schoolchildren in a multi-ethnic area to inform future school-based sanitation promotion programmes.

Methods

A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods was applied during a 5 months period in six primary and secondary schools and in the homes of schoolchildren in four different ethnic villages in Northern rural Vietnam. Using a structured questionnaire, 319 children were interviewed face-to-face to collect quantitative data. Qualitative

SUBMITTER: Le TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3305623 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature