The Mirzapur Handpump Project in Bangladesh consisted of an integrated water supply-sanitation study. Seven hundred and fifty-four twin-pit latrines were constructed in two villages during the study which ended in 1987.
| Title | Rural women in sanitation programmes |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 1991 |
| Authors | Aziz, KMA, Hasan, KZ, Patwary, MY, Hoque, BA |
| Pagination | p. 25-27 |
| Date Published | 1991-01-01 |
| Keywords | bangladesh mirzapur, construction, health education, maintenance, mirzapur handpump project (bangladesh), payment, pour flush latrines, rural communities, use of facilities, women's work |
| Abstract | The Mirzapur Handpump Project in Bangladesh consisted of an integrated water supply-sanitation study. Seven hundred and fifty-four twin-pit latrines were constructed in two villages during the study which ended in 1987.\AB Households were requested for financial contributions amounting to US$10.00 to encourage a feeling of ownership. Women assisted in the site selection, superstructure construction and maintenance. The desludging operations were not considered in the original budget, so local women were hired at 20% of the cost of scavengers (approximately US$1.20 per pit) to perform this task. Follow-up statistics from the project show that children in the study area contracted 25% less diarrhoeal diseases than in the control group. Ninety-one percent of the latrines are in use, including use by children in the 3 to 5 age bracket. The majority of the latrines were clean and kept free from foul odours, and more than half had a water pitcher available for personal hygiene. |
| Notes | 5 ref. |
| Custom 1 | 302.1, 822 |
