Gender variations in access, choice to use and cleaning of shared latrines; experiences from Kampala Slums, Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sanitation is one of the most intimate issues that affect women, especially in slums of developing countries. There are few studies that have paid attention to the gender variations in access, choice to use and cleaning of shared latrines in slums.

Methods

This paper draws on qualitative data from a cross sectional study conducted between 2012 and 2013 in six slums of Kampala City, Uganda. The study involved both women and men. Data were collected from 12 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), 15 Key informant interviews; community transects and photographs of shared latrines.

Results

Location of a shared latrine facility, distance, filthy, narrow and irregular paths; the time when a facility is visited (day or night), privacy and steep inclines were gender 'filte

SUBMITTER: Kwiringira J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4247598 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature