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Neighborhood disorganization and women’s sanitation utilization practices in Mathare Valley, Kenya.

Winter, Samantha, Barchi, Francis, Dzombo, Millicent Ningoma·2019·Environment and Behavior
DOI 10.1177/0013916518782577
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Approximately, 2.4 billion people, globally, lack access to safe toilets. The burden of this deficiency falls disproportionately on women living in informal settlements in developing countries. While there is a growing body of literature looking at the factors influencing women’s sanitation behavior, little is known about the role of the neighborhood environment. This study sought to explore this issue using data from a 2016 mixed-methods study focused on women in Mathare Valley informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. Qualitative and quantitative data were used to analyze the role of neighborhood disorganization in the relationship between women’s sanitation-related stressors and their sanitation behaviors (utilization). Findings suggest that neighborhood disorganization is inextricably linked to women’s daily sanitation behaviors and the stressors that are associated with those behaviors. These results suggest that the health and safety of neighborhood environments may be critical factors in the future success of sanitation-related interventions and policies.

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  • Fear of sexual assault was reported to be greatest at night, leading some women to use bags and buckets for sanitation needs; in India, urban settings reported greater fear than rural settings.

    “Fear of sexual assault was reported to be greatest at night, [123, 186, 238, 239, 255] leading some women to use bags and buckets for sanitation needs [175, 255, 270].In India, those in urban settings reported greater fear of sexual assault when accessing sanitation than those in rural settings [181,189].”

    From Water, sanitation, and women’s empowerment: A systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis (2022) · cites this paper as [255]

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Authors
Winter, S., Barchi, F., & Dzombo, M. N.
Affiliations
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
  • University of Nairobi (KE)
Corresponding author
Winter, Samantha
ORCID
Venue
Environment and Behavior
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2019-05-14
Volume
51
Issue
5
Pages
530-560
ISSN
  • 0013-9165 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-390X
DOI
10.1177/0013916518782577
OpenAlex
W2945972692
Cited by
7
References
43
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1
FWCI
1.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Environment and Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Studies and Social Issues
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Keywords
neighborhood disorganization, informal settlements, neighborhood environment, sanitation interventions

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