Determinants of access to improved sanitation facilities in rural districts of southern Ghana: Evidence from Dodowa Health and Demographic Surveillance Site

被引：41

作者：

Akpakli D.E. ^{[1
]}

Manyeh A.K. ^{[1
,4
]}

Akpakli J.K. ^{[3
]}

Kukula V. ^{[1
]}

Gyapong M. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Ghana Health Service, Dodowa Health Research Centre, Dodowa

[2] University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho

[3] Ubora Institute, Accra

[4] School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

来源：

BMC Research Notes | / 11卷 / 1期

关键词：

Ghana; Household head; Improved sanitation; Rural;

D O I：

10.1186/s13104-018-3572-6

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摘要：

Objective: Access to improved sanitation facilities is critical to the health and well-being of individuals and communities. However, globally, over 2.5 billion people live without access to safe sanitation facilities and more than 40% of the world population, do not use a toilet, but defecate in the open or in unsanitary places. In Ghana, only 14% of the population have access to improved sanitation facilities with great disparities between rural (8%) and urban (19%) dwellers. This paper sought to examine the determinants of access to improved sanitation facilities by households among rural dwellers in two districts in southern Ghana. Results: This study, which involved 16,353 household heads from the Dodowa Health and Demographic Surveillance System, found that sanitation facilities used by households were significantly influenced by age, gender, level of education, occupation, marital and socioeconomic status of household heads. It further revealed that a large proportion (85.94%) of the study participants did not have access to improved sanitation facilities. The study therefore recommends that the national sanitation laws must strictly be enforced to ensure each household in Ghana has decent and hygienic toilet facility. © 2018 The Author(s).

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