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Health aspects of water and sanitation
01.07.1988
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It does last! Some findings from a multi-country study of hygiene sustainability
01.01.2004
After a hygiene promotion programme ends, are hygiene practices continued in the household and community? A study has investigated this question and found that hygiene promotion is important and that the changes in behaviour do last. -
The sustainability and impact of school sanitation, water and hygiene education in southern India
01.10.2009
For at least 50 years ‘hygiene education’ or more currently ‘hygiene promotion’ campaigns in schools, along with ‘school sanitation’ have been an unquestioned ‘essential element’ of water and sanitation promotion. This study describes a set of findings and conclusions that call into question the ‘obvious logic’ of school hygiene and sanitation promotion as currently practised. The overwhelming majority of ‘trained’ pupils do not in fact wash their hands with soap after using the toilet and before eating (even though the importance of such practices is well established and has almost certainly been emphasized in hygiene classes) and open defecation still appears to be relatively widespread even in intervention schools. This research therefore presents important findings for water, sanitation and hygiene in general and in the schools sector. -
Interview: Reflections on the world of research
01.10.2011
In an interview to celebrate Waterlines' 30th anniversary, Richard Carter and Sandy Cairncross discuss where the important gains facing the WASH sector are; how to increase attention on sanitation; the evidence for good sanitation and water improving health; how close to the home do water points have to be sited; and where would you spend £10 million of research money.