Moving Up the Sanitation Ladder: A Study of the Coverage and Utilization of Improved Sanitation Facilities and Associated Factors Among Households in Southern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improved sanitation facilities offer numerous advantages, ranging from the reduction of diarrheal illnesses and helminth infections to the improvement of psychosocial well-being. At the household level, attaining universal access to improved sanitation facilities demands a thorough understanding of the factors that influence their adoption and use. As a result, the purpose of this study was to assess the availability and utilization of improved sanitation facilities, as well as the factors that influence the adoption and proper use of such a facility among households in the Gedeb district of Southern Ethiopia.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional household survey was conducted from March to April 2019. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select

SUBMITTER: Afework A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8883407 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature