Sanitation investments in Ghana: An ethnographic investigation of the role of tenure security, land ownership and livelihoods

Sanitation investments in Ghana: An ethnographic investigation of the role of tenure security, land ownership and livelihoods

Abstract Background Ghana’s low investment in household sanitation is evident from the low rates of improved sanitation. This study analysed how land ownership, tenancy security and livelihood patterns are related to sanitation investments in three adjacent rural and peri-urban communities in a dist...

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Main Authors: Y. Awunyo-Akaba, J. Awunyo-Akaba, M. Gyapong, K. Senah, F. Konradsen, T. Rheinländer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Ethnicity
Ghana
Land ownership
Livelihoods
Political power
Sanitation investments
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3283-7

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