Determinants of Open Defecation in the Wa Municipality of Ghana: Empirical Findings Highlighting Sociocultural and Economic Dynamics among Households
المؤلفون المشاركون
Osumanu, Issaka Kanton
Kosoe, Enoch Akwasi
Ategeeng, Frank
المصدر
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
العدد
المجلد 2019، العدد 2019 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2019)، ص ص. 1-10، 10ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2019-02-03
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
10
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
This study examined sociocultural and economic factors determining open defecation in the Wa Municipality, Ghana.
The study employed a mixed method approach involving questionnaire administration to 367 households systematically selected from 21 communities, observation, and eight key informant interviews.
The mixed logit model was used to determine the factors that significantly influence open defecation.
The findings revealed that 49.8% of households had no form of toilet facility at home and were either using communal/public toilets or practicing open defecation.
Several sociocultural and economic reasons account for this.
But for these households, having a toilet facility at home does not seem to be a priority.
Six factors (education, household size, occupation, income, traditional norms, and beliefs and ownership of a toilet facility) were positively significant in determining open defecation.
Fundamental to many of the significant factors is households’ capacity to finance construction of home toilets.
In addition to finding new and innovative approaches to public education, the principle of credit financing, that incorporates community-led initiatives, may be considered in assisting households to construct home toilets.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Osumanu, Issaka Kanton& Kosoe, Enoch Akwasi& Ategeeng, Frank. 2019. Determinants of Open Defecation in the Wa Municipality of Ghana: Empirical Findings Highlighting Sociocultural and Economic Dynamics among Households. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174030
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Ategeeng, Frank…[et al.]. Determinants of Open Defecation in the Wa Municipality of Ghana: Empirical Findings Highlighting Sociocultural and Economic Dynamics among Households. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174030
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Osumanu, Issaka Kanton& Kosoe, Enoch Akwasi& Ategeeng, Frank. Determinants of Open Defecation in the Wa Municipality of Ghana: Empirical Findings Highlighting Sociocultural and Economic Dynamics among Households. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174030
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1174030
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر