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dc.creatorMcGinnis, Shannon
dc.creatorMarini, Dianna
dc.creatorAmatya, Prakash
dc.creatorMurphy, Heather M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-20T15:58:13Z
dc.date.available2020-04-20T15:58:13Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-17
dc.identifier.citationMcGinnis, S.; Marini, D.; Amatya, P.; Murphy, H.M. Bacterial Contamination on Latrine Surfaces in Community and Household Latrines in Kathmandu, Nepal. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 257.
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/35
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/48
dc.description.abstractA 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 Escherichia coli were measured using membrane filtration methods. Results found almost no differences between bacterial contamination on latrine surfaces in community and household latrines, with the exception of latrine slabs/seats that were more contaminated in the community latrines under dirty conditions. The study also identified surfaces with higher levels of contamination. Findings demonstrated that well-maintained community latrines may be as clean, or cleaner, than household latrines and support the use of community latrines for improving access to sanitation infrastructure in a low-income country setting.
dc.format.extent11 pages
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofOpen Access Publishing Fund (OAPF)
dc.relation.haspartInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 16, No. 2
dc.relation.isreferencedbyMDPI
dc.rightsAttribution CC BY
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectWASH
dc.subjectCommunity sanitation
dc.subjectGlobal health
dc.titleBacterial Contamination on Latrine Surfaces in Community and Household Latrines in Kathmandu, Nepal
dc.typeText
dc.type.genreJournal article
dc.description.departmentEpidemiology and Biostatistics
dc.relation.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16020257
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dc.description.schoolcollegeTemple University. College of Public Health
dc.description.sponsorTemple University Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund, 2018-2019 (Philadelphia, Pa.)
dc.temple.creatorMcGinnis, Shannon
dc.temple.creatorMurphy, Heather M.
refterms.dateFOA2020-04-20T15:58:13Z


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