Bacterial Contamination on Latrine Surfaces in Community and Household Latrines in Kathmandu, Nepal.
WASH
community sanitation
global health
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
17 01 2019
17 01 2019
Historique:
received:
18
12
2018
revised:
02
01
2019
accepted:
10
01
2019
entrez:
20
1
2019
pubmed:
20
1
2019
medline:
28
5
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A lack of sanitation infrastructure is a major contributor to the global burden of diarrheal disease, particularly in low-income countries. Access to basic sanitation was identified as part of the 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. However, current definitions of "basic" sanitation infrastructure exclude community or shared sanitation, due to concerns around safety, equity, and cleanliness. The purpose of this study was to measure and compare bacterial contamination on community and household latrine surfaces in Kathmandu, Nepal. One hundred and nineteen swab samples were collected from two community and five household latrines sites. Community latrine samples were taken before and after daily cleaning, while household samples were collected at midday, to reflect normal conditions. Concentrations of total coliforms and
Identifiants
pubmed: 30658441
pii: ijerph16020257
doi: 10.3390/ijerph16020257
pmc: PMC6352220
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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