Assessing the Demand for Plastic Latrine Slabs in Rural Kenya.

ABSTRACT: Improving access to safe and affordable sanitation facilities is a global health priority that is essential for meeting the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. To promote the use of improved sanitation in rural and low-income settings, plastic latrine slabs provide a simple option for upgrading traditional pit latrines. The International Finance Corporation/World Bank Selling Sanitation program estimated that plastic slabs would have a 34% annual growth, with a market size of US$2.53 million in Kenya by 2017. In this study, we examined the commercial viability of these plastic latrine slabs in rural Kenya by evaluating a financing and distribution model intervention, documenting household slab sales to date, and assessing consumer exposure and perceptions. We also determined hou

SUBMITTER: Peletz R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6726948 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature