Accessibility to safe and hygienic sanitation facilities and the prevalence of open-air defecation among the school going adolescents in rural Puducherry

Accessibility to safe and hygienic sanitation facilities and the prevalence of open-air defecation among the school going adolescents in rural Puducherry

Purpose: Despite various government initiatives to promote sanitary practices, open-air defecation (OAD) practice among school-going adolescents in rural India is still evident. The unhygienic sanitary practices propagate a vicious cycle of disease transmission affecting their nutritional status. Th...

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Main Authors: Surabhi Gitika Priya, Jayalakshmy Ramakrishnan, Premkumar Ramasubramani, Jeby Jose Olickal, Sadhana Subramanian, Subitha Lakshminarayanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances
Subjects:
Anemia
Hygienic Practice
Sanitary toilets
Nutritional Assessment
Iron folic acid consumption
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773049222000447

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