How does sanitation influence people's quality of life? Qualitative research in low-income areas of Maputo, Mozambique.

ABSTRACT: Preventing infectious disease has often been the primary rationale for public investment in sanitation. However, broader aspects of sanitation such as privacy and safety are important to users across settings, and have been linked to mental wellbeing. The aim of this study is to investigate what people most value about sanitation in low-income areas of Maputo, Mozambique, to inform a definition and conceptual model of sanitation-related quality of life. Our approach to qualitative research was rooted in economics and applied the capability approach, bringing a focus on what people had reason to value. We undertook 19 in-depth interviews and 8 focus group discussions. After eliciting attributes of "a good life" in general, we used them to structure discussion of what was valuable about sani

SUBMITTER: Ross I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7938219 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature