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Impact of Indian Total Sanitation Campaign on Latrine Coverage and Use: A Cross-Sectional Study in Orissa Three Years following Programme Implementation

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  • Sharmani Barnard
  • Parimita Routray
  • Fiona Majorin
  • Rachel Peletz
  • Sophie Boisson
  • Antara Sinha
  • Thomas Clasen

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Background: Faced with a massive shortfall in meeting sanitation targets, some governments have implemented campaigns that use subsidies focused on latrine construction to overcome income constraints and rapidly expand coverage. In settings like rural India where open defecation is common, this may result in sub-optimal compliance (use), thereby continuing to leave the population exposed to human excreta. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate latrine coverage and use among 20 villages (447 households, 1933 individuals) in Orissa, India where the Government of India’s Total Sanitation Campaign had been implemented at least three years previously. We defined coverage as the proportion of households that had a latrine; for use we identified the proportion of households with at least one reported user and among those, the extent of reported use by each member of the household. Results: Mean latrine coverage among the villages was 72% (compared to

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  • Sharmani Barnard & Parimita Routray & Fiona Majorin & Rachel Peletz & Sophie Boisson & Antara Sinha & Thomas Clasen, 2013. "Impact of Indian Total Sanitation Campaign on Latrine Coverage and Use: A Cross-Sectional Study in Orissa Three Years following Programme Implementation," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(8), pages 1-8, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0071438
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071438
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