Status of Sanitation in the Rural Areas of a Health Unit District, Tamil Nadu, India
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 8, Issue 9
Abstract
Background: Sanitation is the key to better health. Even towards the end of the millennium development goal era, provision of sanitation still continues to be a challenge especial-ly in rural areas. Objectives: The present study was undertaken to describe the availabil-ity and utility of sanitary latrines in study population and to assess knowledge / practice of households about use of latrines. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in Cheyyar taluk of Tamil Nadu which comprised of three blocks. Stratified random sampling technique was followed to draw samples from all villages in the three blocks. From each stratum, 20% of the villages were selected. In each village, 10% of the households were again select-ed at random, with individual household being the sampling unit. Results: Availability of in-house toi-lets in the study area was only 22% with 73% utilization among them. With regard to community toilets, the availability and utility was grossly inadequate. Knowledge about importance of toilet use was more among households with toi-lets when compared to their coun-terparts. The knowledge about gov-ernment giving subsidy to construct toilets was also lacking. Conclusion: The efforts to improve sanitation needs to be sustainable with stress on IEC and community participation.
Authors and Affiliations
Renuka Prithviraj, P Sivaprakasam, Mahendran C, Prasan Norman, KR Pandyan, Balasubramaniam Balasubramaniam
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP565132
- DOI -
- Views 130
- Downloads 0
Coverage Evaluation and Compliance of Mass Drug Administration Campaign in Nanded District of Maharashtra
Background: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is endemic in 83 countries and territories. In view with the global elimination, mass drug administra-tion (MDA) with single dose of di-ethyl carbamazine and albendazole tablets was...
Assessment of Oral Hygiene Awareness among College Students in Surat City
Introduction: The mouth is regarded as the mirror of the body and the gateway to good health. Oral health care for the young adult has potential to contribute to the wellbeing of both child and family. Hence, a survey wa...
A Study of Impact of CD4 and BMI on Effectiveness of DOTS in HIV-TB Cases Registered in Hamidia Hospital Bhopal
Background: TB is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among people living with HIV. The treatment for TB is same for HIV infected as for non-HIV infected TB patients. The same criteria determine the treatment ca...
Preference of First Year Medical Students Regarding Theory Teaching Aids and Opinion on Teacher-Student Interaction
Introduction: There seems lack of consensus as to best theory teaching aids for Medical Students as brought out during informal dis-cussions with faculty and students. Aims and objectives: The study was conducted to det...
A Comparative Study of Morbidity Profile of Elderly Residing in Old Age Homes and in the Community of a Tier-II City in India
Introduction: Due to increasing life expectancy and large number of nu-clear families, more and more elder-ly people are residing in old age homes (OAHs). The study com-pared the morbidity profile of the elderly living i...