scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude & Practices towards Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (IV) ◽  
pp. 15-25
Author(s):  
Hasan Ghaffoor ◽  
Muhammad Farooq ◽  
Babak Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Domestic Water ◽  
Government Action ◽  
Safe Water ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
Development Goals

Affordable and sustainable access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is a key public health issue and focus of Sustainable Development Goals. Literature showed that households having prior knowledge and an acceptable attitude towards WASH practices have less number of diseases. The main objective of the study was to explore the level of respondents' knowledge, attitude and practices towards safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Conditions in South Punjab, Pakistan. The study was mixed-method research. SPSS also applied, and results demonstrate that there was very lack of knowledge about safe WASH practices; the majority of respondents have a traditional attitude. Whereas only 27.3% of respondents have always access to safe drinking water, 96% of respondents were not using any domestic water treatment method, 22.9% were defecating in the open, and the percentage of always handwashing with soap was found to only 29.6%. Social Mobilization programs along with government action to ensure safe WASH conditions are recommended.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATIONS OF PEOPLE PERCEPTION ON DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY SITUATIONS IN KANO METROPOLIS NORTHWESTERN, NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-51
Author(s):  
Aminu Hamisu Auwal ◽  
Nura Isyaku Bello ◽  
Abdulkadir Bello ◽  
Alabira S. Kabiru ◽  
A. Muhammed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Water Delivery ◽  
Domestic Water ◽  
The World ◽  
People’S Perception ◽  
Dug Wells ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Domestic Water Supply

The problem of portable water supply has become an issue of global concerned as governments all over the world are trying to make house-holds water accessible to all as easier as possible to meet the challenges for sustainable development goals. This research has been conducted to determine the people’s perception on domestic water supply situation in Kano metropolis, Northwestern Nigeria. A self-designed questionnaire developed and distributed to the subjects using stratified sampling technique, and the data obtained has been presented in frequency and percentage. The results obtained revealed that, there is a scarcity of portable water supply to households in Kano metropolis. The problem emanated from lack of pipe-borne water which necessitated the dependence of the house-holds water supply on vendors that obtained water from boreholes and some hand-dug wells lacking proper hygienic practices. More so, the respondents were willing to pay for pipe borne water delivery, yet, they depend on vendors as their major water suppliers as alternatives. The unhygienic practices of the vendors and water sources posed threat to public health concerned.

scholarly journals Building on a decade of progress in water, sanitation and hygiene to control, eliminate and eradicate neglected tropical diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-187
Author(s):  
Sophie Boisson ◽  
Leah Wohlgemuth ◽  
Aya Yajima ◽  
Genandrialine Peralta ◽  
Nebe Obiageli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽  
Tropical Diseases ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Past ◽  
Road Map ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

Abstract Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are essential for the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The forthcoming NTD road map ‘Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030’ encourages cross-sectoral collaboration and includes cross-cutting targets on WASH. This commentary reflects on collaborative efforts between the NTD and WASH sectors over the past years and encourages strengthened partnerships to support the new road map and achieve the 2030 agenda ambition of leaving no one behind.

Skimpy Wash Financing in Bangladesh: Overall Trend and Regional Disparities

GIS Business ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 18-27
Author(s):  
Mohommod Lutful Kabir
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Budget Allocation ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
National Budget ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
Development Goals

The access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services is one of our basic needs without which no human being can service, let alone lead a decent life. Therefore, promotion of water and sanitation services are placed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) taken by UN for an extended period from 2016-2030. In line with this goal, the governments of developing countries are increasing their budget allocation to attain this decent living target. However, allocations are, in many cases, inadequate and skewed among different geographic regions. Further, due to an absence of separate ministry or authority to manage this important, but often neglected function of governments, allocations are disguised under other heads of allocations made for different ministries and make the assessment of allocation even more difficult. In the context of WASH sector in Bangladesh, the objective of this paper is thus to demonstrate an effective methodology to capture WASH data at national and district level, to make such assessment possible. Data on WASH allocation was compiled from national budget statements, relevant inter-ministerial reports, and other local government offices related to WASH. Ambiguity on data was further clarified through interviews with concerned government officials from different ministries and local government offices. Analyzing WASH budget allocation for a period of six years under this framework, this paper indicates that WASH allocation in Bangladesh remains inadequate and highly inequitable to attain SDG.

INVESTIGATIONS OF PEOPLE PERCEPTION ON DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY SITUATIONS IN KANO METROPOLIS NORTHWESTERN, NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-150
Author(s):  
Aminu Hamisu Auwal ◽  
Nura Isyaku Bello ◽  
Abdulkadir Bello ◽  
Kabiru S. Alabira ◽  
A. Muhammed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Water Delivery ◽  
Domestic Water ◽  
The World ◽  
People’S Perception ◽  
Dug Wells ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Domestic Water Supply

The problem of portable water supply has become an issue of global concerned as governments all over the world are trying to make house-holds water accessible to all as easier as possible to meet the challenges for sustainable development goals. This research has been conducted to determine the people’s perception on domestic water supply situation in Kano metropolis, Northwestern Nigeria. A self-designed questionnaire developed and distributed to the subjects using stratified sampling technique, and the data obtained has been presented in frequency and percentage. The results obtained revealed that, there is a scarcity of portable water supply to households in Kano metropolis. The problem emanated from lack of pipe-borne water which necessitated the dependence of the house-holds water supply on vendors that obtained water from boreholes and some hand-dug wells lacking proper hygienic practices. More so, the respondents were willing to pay for pipe borne water delivery, yet, they depend on vendors as their major water suppliers as alternatives. The unhygienic practices of the vendors and water sources posed threat to public health concerned

scholarly journals The sanitation and hygiene targets of the sustainable development goals: scope and challenges

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan Mara ◽  
Barbara Evans
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Sanitation Facility ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Western Asia ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Handwashing With Soap

Abstract The sanitation target of the Sustainable Development Goals is that everyone should have a ‘safely-managed’ sanitation facility by 2030 and that open defecation be eliminated. The scale of this target is unprecedently large: ∼5.6 billion additional people will require safely-managed sanitation by 2030 (∼1 million per day), and ∼1.3 billion people will need to switch from open to fixed-defecation in a sanitation facility by 2030 (240,000 per day). Safely-managed shared sanitation and container-based sanitation are both likely to be part of the solution, particularly in urban slums. The SDG hygiene target covers facilities for handwashing with soap, menstrual-hygiene management, and food hygiene, but only handwashing with soap is monitored by WHO/UNICEF. In 2015, the percentage of people with handwashing-with-soap facilities at home ranged from 15% in Sub-Saharan Africa to 76% in Western Asia and North Africa. The costs to meet these targets are around US$46 billion in urban areas, and US$25 billion in rural areas, per year during 2016–2030. Benefit-cost ratios are ∼18 in rural areas. There is a correspondingly considerable need for training local sanitation and hygiene professionals, so that they can plan and design interventions to meet the SDG target.

scholarly journals The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Rule of Law: A Propos SDG 6 on Access to Water and Sanitation

2020 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 143-147
Author(s):  
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
Development Goals

The rule of law and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are mutually supportive. Respect for the rule of law is indeed crucial for development issues. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development itself acknowledges, through SDG 16, that access to justice and the rule of law foster sustainable development. The latter ensures that all individuals are treated alike, that they are entitled to the respect of human rights and that the rule of law informs the satisfaction of social, economic, and cultural needs as well as the development of public policies and the governance of competent institutions.

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