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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Latrine"”.
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Latrine coverage and use in the Limpopo Province of South Africa
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Assessing knowledge-transfer in sanitation projects to promote sustainable VIP latrine provision
… can be used to support the sustainability of VIP latrines, and hence address the negative perceptions that people have of the VIP latrine. In South Africa, the basic minimum acceptable level of sanitation is a lined Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) latrine. Some sanitation projects utilising VIP …
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Designing sanitation projects in rural Ghana
… Two pilot Ecological Sanitation (EcoSan) latrine designs were tested on the ground by MIT researchers during January 2011. The pilot EcoSan latrines are cheaper than single-pit Ventilated- Improved-Pit (VIP) latrines built in Northern Region, Ghana. The Bin-Bin design and the Pure Home …
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Exploring determinants of community led total sanitation (clts) on latrine adoption among rural cambodians utilizing the diffusion of innovation theory: a pragmatic approach
… of Community Led Total Sanitation on latrine construction and usage among rural Cambodians. This exploration was guided by diffusion of innovation theory. This multi-site study included a stratified sample of six community meetings (n=61) conducted across six villages in two districts …
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What are the factors associated with sanitation and hygiene behaviours, an investigation in Giong Trom district, Ben Tre province in the Mekong river Delta region of Vietnam?
… are preventable by handwashing and hygienic latrine, still kill more than 4500 children every day, more than that of measles, malaria and HIV combined. Its non-health consequences include welfare loss, dignity, economic and financial losses...Vietnam had a rural sanitation coverage of only …
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NORTHERN RIVER OTTER POPULATION ASSESSMENT AND CONNECTIVITY IN WESTERN MONTANA
… vegetation at 310 random locations and 35 otter latrine sites along the UCFR. Random sites were characterized by low overstory and understory cover, and tended to have ground cover dominated by grass, shrub, and dirt/sand. Latrine sites were located in areas with significantly higher bank heights …
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NORTHERN RIVER OTTER POPULATION ASSESSMENT AND CONNECTIVITY IN WESTERN MONTANA
… vegetation at 310 random locations and 35 otter latrine sites along the UCFR. Random sites were characterized by low overstory and understory cover, and tended to have ground cover dominated by grass, shrub, and dirt/sand. Latrine sites were located in areas with significantly higher bank heights …
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A situation analysis of existing sanitation infrastructure in Fort Dauphin, South-east Madagascar
… infrastructure, prevailing patterns of latrine use, alternative sources of faecal-oral disease and residents perceptions regarding improved sanitation in the port town of Fort Dauphin.
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A Comparison of Wildlife Monitoring Techniques in Riparian Ecosystems of the Western United States
… relative mammal population abundance for latrine species and mark-recapture is the most suitable for non-latrine species. GPS devices in the form of radio-transmitting implants are the ideal method for assessing factors influencing population dynamics for newly born and juvenile mammals, …
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Closing the gap in access to water and sanitation in refugee settlements by financing innovative technologies
… WASH coverage (e.g., refugees per latrine) and country-level material and labor costs. The costs of different WASH technologies were compared (i.e., material, construction labor, operation, and maintenance) and demonstrated material costs were the key contributor to total costs …
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Elucidating fecal contamination exposure in low-income countries, the contribution from child feces disposal practices and soil ingestion, and links to child health
… focus on improving water delivery and toilet/latrine infrastructure to reduce pathogen exposure, but child exposure to fecal contamination can remain common after these types of improvements. The overarching goal of this research was to investigate fecal contamination and enteric pathogen …
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Infant and child mortality differentials in the southern region of Malawi
… use other sources of drinking water, have a pit latrine or none and have no radio. Health care factors like mother's medical check during pregnancy, place of birth, birth attendant and immunisation also influence infant and child mortality.
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Infant and child mortality differentials in the southern region of Malawi
… use other sources of drinking water, have a pit latrine or none and have no radio. Health care factors like mother's medical check during pregnancy, place of birth, birth attendant and immunisation also influence infant and child mortality.
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Challenges and solutions towards reaching SDG6 in Malawi
… from sanitation systems, identifying pit-latrines as the major source of high microbial and nutrient groundwater contamination nationally. A novel model of pit-latrine usage is developed to model contamination risks from pit-latrines under multiple scenarios of population growth and …
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A Collaborative Web Application Framework for Least Cost Caloric Paths with Constraints on High Resolution Data
… for hostile communities or commonly known latrine areas) and other sociopolitical boundaries affecting human travel across terrain. As the tool is intended for use via the web, usability and interactivity are key factors when considering the application design and implementation. To this …
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Evaluation of innovative decentralized sanitation technologies in Ghana
… the Clean Team Toilet, Microbial Fuel Cell Latrine, Biofil Toilet, Microflush Toilet, and the more traditional pour-flush toilet. Two semi-centralized technologies, the IMWI Fortifer pellets and Ashesi University's small-scale wastewater treatment system with anaerobic digestion, were …
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Investigation of I-WASH's community-led total sanitation and alternative decentralized sanitation models in rural Ghana
… that intended the construction of 48,000 latrines over the four-year project duration. However, only 3,100 latrines were constructed after the project completion. UNICEF has since been attempting to validate their projects by switching the goal from latrine construction to Open Defecation …
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Factors influencing open defecation free status in areas practicing community led total sanitation: the case of Chiwala and Nkambo chifedoms of Masaiti district
… percent of households in rural areas have no pit-latrines as a result most of them either use the surrounding bush or cultivating areas. Furthermore, 80 percent of the diseases are associated with open defecation. The main aim of this study was to assess Open Defecation Free (ODF) status and …
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Factors influencing open defecation free status in areas practicing community led total sanitation: the case of Chiwala and Nkambo chifedoms of Masaiti district
… percent of households in rural areas have no pit-latrines as a result most of them either use the surrounding bush or cultivating areas. Furthermore, 80 percent of the diseases are associated with open defecation. The main aim of this study was to assess Open Defecation Free (ODF) status and …
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Male, Mobile, and Moneyed: Loss to Follow-up in an Urban African Antiretroviral Treatment Clinic
… 24; p=0.004) and were less likely to use a pit latrine (32% vs. 54%; p=0.04) than those who remained in clinic. The odds of LTFU without care were significantly greater for men compared to women [Odds Ratio (OR), 3.4; 95% CI: >1.0, 11.7; p<0.05). Among all LTFU, the most common reason for loss …
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