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Usage and Barriers to Use of Latrines in a Ghanaian Peri-Urban Community
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Provision of multiple windows has been linked to providing user comfort by allowing entry of more fresh air and minimizing heat in the cubicle.
“Nevertheless, the provision of multiple windows has been linked to providing user comfort by allowing entry of more fresh air and minimizing heat in the cubicle [23].”
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Obeng et al. [28] reported intense odour as the most frequently cited technical barrier to latrine usage.
“This result is consistent with study by Obeng et al., [28] who reported intense odour as the most frequently cited technical barrier to latrine usage.”
From Early live-prototype testing of a low-cost latrine technology for rural and peri-urban communities: The case of a modified pour-flush latrine (2020) · cites this paper as [28]
The presence of odour, insects, heat, and the absence of adequate privacy and safety have been identified in other studies as barriers to consistent patronage and usage of household latrines.
“The presence of odour, insects, heat and the absence of adequate privacy and safety have also been identified in other studies as barriers to the consistent patronage and usage of household latrines [5 , 18 , 28] .”
From Early live-prototype testing of a low-cost latrine technology for rural and peri-urban communities: The case of a modified pour-flush latrine (2020) · cites this paper as [28]
Offensive odour from latrines makes users' bodies smell after usage and makes them feel embarrassed in the presence of others.
“Offensive odour from latrines makes users body smell after usage and feel embarrassed in the presence of others Obeng, [28] .”
From Early live-prototype testing of a low-cost latrine technology for rural and peri-urban communities: The case of a modified pour-flush latrine (2020) · cites this paper as [28]
Obeng [28] noted that the presence of heat from latrines is mostly a challenge to women.
“Obeng, [28] noted in his study that the presence of heat from latrines is mostly a challenge to women.”
From Early live-prototype testing of a low-cost latrine technology for rural and peri-urban communities: The case of a modified pour-flush latrine (2020) · cites this paper as [28]
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“In Nigeria, over 130 million people, two-thirds of the population, do not have access to adequate sanitation facilities [8] whilst in South Africa about 18 million people also face the same challenge [9].”
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“On the other hand, communities in the coastal belt may be distinguished from those in the forest belt by their history of defecation at the airy beaches [23 – 25] which may influence the way they build their toilets.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Obeng, P. A., Keraita, B., Oduro-Kwarteng, S., Bregnhøj, H., Abaidoo, R. C., Awuah, E., & Konradsen, F.
- Affiliations
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- Corresponding author
- Obeng, Peter A.
- Venue
- Environmental Processes
- Published
- 2015-02-11
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 261-274
- ISSN
- 2198-7491 (ISSN-L)
- 2198-7505
- OpenAlex
- W2103285643
- Cited by
- 44
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 3.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Environmental Processes (publishedVersion)
- Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Danish International Development Agency
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Studies and Social Issues
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Energy and Environment Impacts
- Keywords
- household latrines, open defecation, ventilated improved pit latrines, latrine access, user fees, peri-urban communities, Ghana
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