Sanitation, Stress, and Life Stage: A Systematic Data Collection Study among Women in Odisha, India.

ABSTRACT: Emerging evidence demonstrates how inadequate access to water and sanitation is linked to psychosocial stress, especially among women, forcing them to navigate social and physical barriers during their daily sanitation routines. We examine sanitation-related psychosocial stress (SRPS) across women's reproductive lives in three distinct geographic sites (urban slums, rural villages, and rural tribal villages) in Odisha, India. We explored daily sanitation practices of adolescent, newly married, pregnant, and established adult women (n = 60) and identified stressors encountered during sanitation. Responding to structured data collection methods, women ranked seven sanitation activities (defecation, urination, menstruation, bathing, post-defecation cleaning, carrying water, and changing cloth

SUBMITTER: Hulland KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4638353 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature