Behavior Profile: Safe Disposal of Human Feces| Health Goal: Improve maternal and child survival | ||
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Family members safely dispose of human feces Indicator: Percentage of households with improved and non-shared toilet facilities
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BEHAVIOR AND STEPSWhat steps are needed to practice this behavior?Family members safely dispose of human feces
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FACTORSWhat factors may prevent or support practice of this behavior?StructuralAccessibility: Family members are unable to safely dispose of human feces because improved latrines are often unavailable locally or materials to build them are insufficient. Accessibility: Family members are unable to build a latrine because physical constraints often make building a latrine difficult (e.g. height of ground water, hardness of ground). Accessibility: Family members do not safely dispose of human feces because they have insufficient resources to build a latrine. SocialNorms: Family members do not use a latrine to safely dispose of human feces because neighboring households also do not use a latrine, and therefore its necessity is not understood. InternalAttitudes and Beliefs: Family members do not throw baby feces into the latrine because they do not believe it is dirty. Attitudes and Beliefs: Family members do not use a latrine because they prefer to use the outdoors where the air is fresh. Attitudes and Beliefs: Family members use a latrine to safely dispose of human feces because they feel proud and prestigious when they have their own household latrine. Knowledge: Family members do not use a latrine to safely dispose of human feces because they do not know how to build an improved latrine. |
SUPPORTING ACTORS AND ACTIONSWho must support the practice of this behavior, and what actions must they take?InstitutionalPolicymakers: Adopt open defecation free (ODF) policy and sanitation regulations for the country. CommunityCommunity Leaders: Support local sanitation marketing efforts and construction training to improve accessibility. Community Leaders: Build institutional latrines (schools, clinics). HouseholdFamily Members: Save a portion of available income for sanitation needs.
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POSSIBLE PROGRAM STRATEGIESWhat strategies will best focus our efforts based on this analysis?Strategy requires Communication Support Enabling EnvironmentFinancing: Offer financing or credit mechanisms for household sanitation improvements and sanitation businesses. Partnerships and Networks: Form surveillance cadres (government, international and local NGOs) to track ODF communities. Systems, Products and ServicesProducts and Technology: Investigate new sanitation technologies for geographically constrained situations. Quality Improvement: Facilitate improved private-sector markets to increase access to latrine options and construction, small-scale supplies, or delivery options. Demand and UseCommunication: Use regular community forums to share data and progress on ODF status and discuss challenges. Skills Building: Train local cadres of masons and builders. |
