Factors affecting the utilisation of improved ventilated latrines among communities in Mtwara Rural District, Tanzania

Semali, Innocent A.

Factors affecting the utilisation of improved ventilated latrines among communities in Mtwara Rural District, Tanzania

dc.contributor.author	Semali, Innocent A.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-02-24T10:31:45Z
dc.date.available	2020-02-24T10:31:45Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.description.abstract	Introduction The Tanzania government, working in partnership with other stakeholders implemented a community-based project aimed at increasing access to clean and safe water basic sanitation and promotion of personal hygiene in Mtwara Rural District. Mid-term evaluation revealed that progress had been made towards improved ventilated latrines; however, there was no adequate information on utilisation of these latrines and associated factors. This study was therefore conducted to establish the factors influencing the utilisation of these latrines. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 375 randomly selected households using a pre-tested questionnaire to determine whether the households owned improved ventilated latrines and how they utilised them. Resuls About half (50.5%) of the households had an improved ventilated latrine and households with earnings of more than 50,000 Tanzanian Shillings were two times more likely to own an improved latrine than those that earned less (AOR 2.1, 95% CI=1.1-4.0, p= 0.034). The likelihood of owning an improved latrine was reduced by more than 60 percent for female-headed households (AOR=0.38; 95% CI=0.20-0.71; p=0.002). Furthermore, it was established that all members of a household were more likely to use a latrine if it was an improved ventilated latrine (AOR=2.4; 95% CI=1.1-5.1; p= 0.024). Conclusion Findings suggest adoption of strategies to improve the wellbeing of households and deploying those who had acquired improved ventilated latrines as resource persons to help train others. Furthermore, efforts are needed to increase access to soft loans for disadvantaged members and increasing community participation	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Kema, K., Semali, I., Mkuwa, S., Kagonji, I., Temu, F., Ilako, F. and Mkuye, M., 2012. Factors affecting the utilisation of improved ventilated latrines among communities in Mtwara Rural District, Tanzania. The Pan African medical journal, 13(Suppl 1).	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3587023/
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/253
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	The Pan African medical journal	en_US
dc.subject	Tanzania	en_US
dc.subject	Utilization	en_US
dc.subject	Ventilated Improved Pit latrines	en_US
dc.title	Factors affecting the utilisation of improved ventilated latrines among communities in Mtwara Rural District, Tanzania	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US