Factors associated with the practice of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) among the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
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Abstract The Rohingya people are now living in overcrowded refugee camps and makeshift settlements with low standards of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). This study was conducted to examine WASH practices and associated risk factors among the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The present study comprised 350 participants with data collected via a semi-structured questionnaire. Most respondents (84%) did not have good knowledge concerning WASH. Furthermore, 50.3% had unsafe WASH practices, 38.6% had fair WASH practices, and 11.1% had safe WASH practices. WASH practices were significantly associated with age, education, marital status, and WASH knowledge. The implementation of an effective WASH awareness program is required along with improved water supply and sanitation to improve WASH practices among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
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Inadequate water and sanitation facilities give rise to diseases such as cholera, typhoid, and diarrhea among the Rohingya refugees.
“The refugees are located in temporary settlements on hilly areas of Cox's Bazar with inadequate water and sanitation facilities, giving rise to diseases such as cholera, typhoid, and diarrhea.”
From Drinking Water Security Challenges in Rohingya Refugee Camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (2020) · cites this paper as [22]
The practice of covering water containers during transportation was high among participants.
“The practice of covering containers during transportation was found to be high among participants, unlike in the study by Hsan et al. (2019) conducted in 2018 that found that nearly half of the households surveyed did not cover the containers during transportation [22].”
From Drinking Water Security Challenges in Rohingya Refugee Camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (2020) · cites this paper as [22]
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Akhter, M., Uddin, S. M. N., Rafa, N., Hridi, S. M., Staddon, C., & Powell, W. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12187325 · Cited by 68 · see citing works
- Authors
- Hsan, K., Naher, S., Griffiths, M. D., Shamol, H. H., & Rahman, M. A.
- Affiliations
- Jahangirnagar University (BD)
- Nottingham Trent University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Hsan, Kamrul
- Venue
- Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
- Publisher
- IWA Publishing
- Published
- 2019-10-21
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 794-800
- ISSN
- 2043-9083 (ISSN-L)
- 2408-9362
- OpenAlex
- W2981074273
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 7
- FWCI
- 4.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository) (acceptedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Public Health and Environmental Issues
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Water Resource Management and Quality
- Keywords
- water, sanitation and hygiene, WASH practices, Rohingya refugees, refugee camps, risk factors, water supply, sanitation
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