A Cross Sectional Study on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices among Urban Slum Dwellers of Petlad taluka of Anand District
Journal Title: Healthline - Year 2017, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: About 17.4% of urban population is residing in urban slums. Living condition is poor in slums. Many of the most serious diseases in cities are ‘environmental’ because they are transmitted through air, water, soil and food or through insect or animal vectors & slum dwellers are at most risks to get exposed to these agents as they do not have protection measures against these. The concentration of people in areas where the provision of water, sanitation, garbage collec¬tion and health care is inadequate creates the conditions where infectious and parasitic diseases thrive and spread. Method: A cross sectional study was done using pre-tested questionnaire in notified slums of Petlad Nagarpalika. Sample size calculated was 224 using formula (1.96)2*p*q/L2. Households were the sampling unit. Duration of study was 2 months i.e. January-February 2015. Result: In the present study, 251 households of 8 notified slums of Petlad town were taken. 96.4 % (n=242) respondents were permanent resident of slum. 28.7 % (n=72) had pucca & 61.8% (n=155) had semi-pucca house. 79.3 % (n=199) owned the house. Overcrowding based on number of persons per room was seen in 57.8 % (n=145) houses. 69.3 % (n=147) belonged to class 5 of Modified BG Prasad socio-economic classification of families. 99.6% (n=250) had tap as major source of drinking water, of which 84.9% (n=213) had water supply located within premises. 35.9% (n=90) went for open air defecation, while 12.7% (n=32) used Sulabh Sauchalaya. 51.4% (n=129) had latrines at home, out of which 45% (n=113) had water seal latrine, while 6.4% (n=16) had pit latrine. Among households having children, in 43.4% (n=62) families child went to open air defecation near house. 48.6% (n=122) disposed their household waste in open. 49.8% (n=125) knew about scheme for latrines implemented by government & 37.1% (n=93) knew about Swacch Bharat Abhiyan. Conclusion: Study shows that 35.9% study participants went for open air defecation, 54.6% having open drainage facility, 48.6% disposed of household waste in open.
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Rujul P Shukla, Dinesh Kumar, Neha Das, Uday Shankar Singh
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