Water and Sanitation Hygiene Practices for Under-Five Children among Households of Sugali Tribe of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Joint Authors
Reddy B, Venkatashiva
Kusuma, Yadlapalli S.
Pandav, Chandrakant S.
Goswami, Anil Kumar
Krishnan, Anand
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Increased mortality is associated with poor household water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) practices.
The objective was to study the WaSH practices for under-five children among households of Sugali Tribe, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Methods.
A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in four mandals in 2012.
A total of 500 households with under-five children were identified.
Data was collected from mothers/caregivers.
A summary WaSH score was generated from four specific indices, water, sanitation, hygiene, and hand washing practices, and determinants were identified.
Results.
Of the total households, 69% reported doing nothing at home to make the water safe for drinking.
Over 90% of the households reported storing water in a utensil covered with a lid and retrieving water by dipping glass in the vessels.
Open defecation was a commonly reported practice (84.8%).
About three-fifths of the study’s households reported using water and soap for cleaning dirty hands and one-third (37.4%) reported using water and soap after defecation.
The median WaSH score was 15.
In the hierarchical stepwise multiple linear regression, only socioeconomic variables were significantly associated with WaSH score.
Conclusion.
WaSH related practices were generally poor in people of the Sugali Tribe in Andhra Pradesh, India.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Reddy B, Venkatashiva& Kusuma, Yadlapalli S.& Pandav, Chandrakant S.& Goswami, Anil Kumar& Krishnan, Anand. 2017. Water and Sanitation Hygiene Practices for Under-Five Children among Households of Sugali Tribe of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Reddy B, Venkatashiva…[et al.]. Water and Sanitation Hygiene Practices for Under-Five Children among Households of Sugali Tribe of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Reddy B, Venkatashiva& Kusuma, Yadlapalli S.& Pandav, Chandrakant S.& Goswami, Anil Kumar& Krishnan, Anand. Water and Sanitation Hygiene Practices for Under-Five Children among Households of Sugali Tribe of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175606
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1175606