Year: 2017
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Poor hygiene and sanitation practices lead to increased burden of diarrhoeal diseases which is a leading cause\nof death among children under five years of age. According to the Afghanistan Demographic and Health Survey\nthe under-five mortality rate is 55 deaths per 1,000 live births in Afghanistan and diarrhoea prevalence rate is\n29% among children under age of five. Considering the importance of sustained hygiene and sanitation in\nreduction of diarrhoea, community dialogue approach was designed and implemented in six districts of three\nprovinces in Afghanistan. This study revealed that installation of hand washing facilities, availability of soap\nand safe storage of water are improved 71.6, 75.3 and 41.9 percentage points respectively and entire target\ncommunities are declared open defecation free through implementation of community dialogue approach\nduring a year.
Language: English
Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2896811107