Menstruation and menstrual practices still face many social, cultural, and religious
restrictions which are a big barrier in the path of menstrual hygiene management. In many …

Background: Significant developmental challenges in low-resource settings limit access to
sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). However, in addition to reducing human …

Despite economic growth, government latrine construction, and increasing recognition
among policy-makers that it constitutes a health and human capital crisis, open defecation …

Background Open defecation is widely practiced in India. To improve sanitation and promote
better health, the Government of India (GOI) has instituted large scale sanitation …

Worldwide, 892 million people practice open defecation, most of whom live in rural areas of
South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is the most …

Persisting wide inequality among various geographical spaces and social groups is a
significant disincentive to India's healthy socioeconomic growth and human development …

Historically, water and sanitation programs have focused on women's instrumental value in
improving conditions and behaviors. No reviews have synthesized evidence on water and …

Open defecation is a major global health problem. The number of open defecators in India
dwarfs that of other states, and most live in rural places. Open defecation is often …

Open-defecation (OD) is one of the most widespread sanitation practices in low-income
countries. This practice often causes diarrheal diseases and 760,000 deaths per year. To …

Abstract This Campbell Systematic Review examines the effectiveness of different
approaches for promoting handwashing and sanitation behaviour change, and factors …