Barriers and challenges to waste management hindering the circular economy in Sub-Saharan Africa

JK Debrah, GK Teye, MAP Dinis - Urban Science, 2022 - mdpi.com
More and more, waste generated in most parts of the Western world has been recycled and
transformed into new circularity products. However, managing waste within Sub-Saharan …

Menstrual hygiene management and waste disposal in low and middle income countries—a review of the literature

MF Elledge, A Muralidharan, A Parker… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) has gained some attention and several literature
reviews have been published. However, both original papers and reviews tend to focus on …

A systematic review of water and gender interlinkages: Assessing the intersection with health

P Pouramin, N Nagabhatla, M Miletto - Frontiers in Water, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Significant developmental challenges in low-resource settings limit access to
sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). However, in addition to reducing human …

[HTML][HTML] On-site sanitation system emptying practices and influential factors in Asian low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review

K Conaway, S Lebu, K Heilferty, A Salzberg… - Hygiene and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Different fecal sludge (FS) emptying practices have been documented worldwide, but little is
known about how the type of on-site sanitation system (OSS) and other factors associated …

Innovative strategies for providing menstruation-supportive water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities: learning from refugee camps in Cox's bazar, Bangladesh

ML Schmitt, OR Wood, D Clatworthy, SF Rashid… - Conflict and Health, 2021 - Springer
Background There is growing attention to addressing the menstrual hygiene management
(MHM) needs of the over 21 million displaced adolescent girls and women globally. Current …

Quantitative assessment of fecal contamination in multiple environmental sample types in urban communities in Dhaka, Bangladesh using SaniPath microbial …

N Amin, M Rahman, S Raj, S Ali, J Green, S Das… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Rapid urbanization has led to a growing sanitation crisis in urban areas of Bangladesh and
potential exposure to fecal contamination in the urban environment due to inadequate …

Drivers of menstrual material disposal and washing practices: A systematic review

HJ Robinson, DJ Barrington - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Disposal and washing facilities and services for menstrual materials are often
designed based upon technical specifications rather than an in-depth understanding of what …

Interventions to improve disposal of child faeces for preventing diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth infection

F Majorin, B Torondel, GKS Chan… - Cochrane Database of …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth (STH) infections represent a large
disease burden worldwide, particularly in low‐income countries. As the aetiological agents …

Interventions to address unsafe child feces disposal practices in the Asia-Pacific region: a systematic review

L Sprouse, A Liles, R Cronk, V Bauza, JB Tidwell… - H2Open …, 2022 - iwaponline.com
Despite clear evidence of the adverse health impacts of unsafe child feces disposal (CFD),
there is little evidence of the effectiveness of interventions targeting the improvement of …

Acceptability measures of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in low-and middle-income countries, a systematic review

R Hosking, SY O'Connor, K Wangdi… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Inadequate access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is an
environmental risk factor for poor health outcomes globally, particularly for children in low …