Female-friendly toilets in schools in Burkina Faso: A mixed-methods study using photo-elicitation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An absence of gender-sensitive sanitation facilities in schools and the negative effects this has on girls has been widely discussed among advocacy groups, though less examined in academic spheres. Drawing on triangulated data, we outline current challenges and respondent-driven solutions to enhance the female-friendly nature of toilets in a context of extreme poverty.

Methods

This mixed-methods study was informed by the tenets of human-centred design. We first quantitatively assessed facilities in 14 secondary schools in the Kossi Province of Burkina Faso. We then collected qualitative data, including 15 focus group discussions and 53 in-depth interviews among schoolgirls, mothers, teachers and key informants. We applied photo-elicitation, a novel method, to expl

SUBMITTER: Buitrago-Garcia T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9454237 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature