Effects of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme in improved sanitation: changes from baseline to midline survey

To facilitate achieving national target of 1 00 percent sanitation in Bangladesh by the year 2013, BRAC Water. Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme has been working in 150 upazilas for improving water supply, sanitation and hygiene practices. This study investigated the effect of BRAC WASH pro...

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Egile Nagusiak:	Ghosh, Shyamal C, Rana, AKM Masud, Ali, ARM Mehrab, Arif, Tahmid
Formatua:	Research report
Hizkuntza:	English
Argitaratua:	BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED) 2019
Gaiak:	BRAC WASH Programme Rural health services > Bangladesh. Health, Nutrition, and Population Program (BRAC) Sanitation. Water-supply > Health aspects. Public health.
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spelling	10361-131572019-12-01T21:01:06Z Effects of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme in improved sanitation: changes from baseline to midline survey Ghosh, Shyamal C Rana, AKM Masud Ali, ARM Mehrab Arif, Tahmid BRAC WASH Programme Rural health services--Bangladesh. Health, Nutrition, and Population Program (BRAC) Sanitation. Water-supply -- Health aspects. Public health. To facilitate achieving national target of 1 00 percent sanitation in Bangladesh by the year 2013, BRAC Water. Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme has been working in 150 upazilas for improving water supply, sanitation and hygiene practices. This study investigated the effect of BRAC WASH programme on sanitation in the intervention areas after two years of implementation, by comparing the data of baseline and midline surveys. Data of 30,000 households from 50 upazilas were used to measure the improvement in sanitation at household level. The sanitation situation in the same upazilas at institutional level was studied by surveying educational institutions (2 ,395 during baseline and 1,487 during midline), which were financed by the BRAC WASH programme for arranging improved sanitation facilities. Use of sanitary latrines increased significantly (p<0.001) both at household (7.1 %) and institutional level (2.4%). Additionally, the quality of sanitary latrines improved significantly (p<0.001 ). During midline survey higher percentage of latrines were found clean (17.2% at the households, 23.7% at the educational institutes) and with available water nearby the latrines (5.5% at the households, 11.4% at the institutes). There were also reduced percentage of latrines with stink (14 .8% at the households. 22.4% at the institutes) and residual fecal left (12 .8% at the households, 21 .6% at the institutes). The improvements of sanitation status could be attributed to the BRAC WASH activities implemented in the study areas for 2 years. However, there were some impediments revealed from the study, i.e., shifting of households using sanitary latrines to unsanitary practices, poverty, illiteracy etc .. which were slowing down the sanitation improvements. Thus, the BRAC WASH programme needs strengthening of ongoing activities addressing the key impediments at household level together with extended support for educational institutions to achieve the set goals. 2019-12-01T06:34:43Z 2019-12-01T06:34:43Z 2010-10 Research report Ghosh, S. C., Rana, A. M., Ali, A. M., & Arif, T. (2010, October). Effects of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme in improved sanitation: changes from baseline to midline survey. Research Reports (2010): Health Studies, Vol - XLII, 35–58. http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13157 en application/pdf BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED)
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topic	BRAC WASH Programme Rural health services--Bangladesh. Health, Nutrition, and Population Program (BRAC) Sanitation. Water-supply -- Health aspects. Public health.
spellingShingle	BRAC WASH Programme Rural health services--Bangladesh. Health, Nutrition, and Population Program (BRAC) Sanitation. Water-supply -- Health aspects. Public health. Ghosh, Shyamal C Rana, AKM Masud Ali, ARM Mehrab Arif, Tahmid Effects of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme in improved sanitation: changes from baseline to midline survey
description	To facilitate achieving national target of 1 00 percent sanitation in Bangladesh by the year 2013, BRAC Water. Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme has been working in 150 upazilas for improving water supply, sanitation and hygiene practices. This study investigated the effect of BRAC WASH programme on sanitation in the intervention areas after two years of implementation, by comparing the data of baseline and midline surveys. Data of 30,000 households from 50 upazilas were used to measure the improvement in sanitation at household level. The sanitation situation in the same upazilas at institutional level was studied by surveying educational institutions (2 ,395 during baseline and 1,487 during midline), which were financed by the BRAC WASH programme for arranging improved sanitation facilities. Use of sanitary latrines increased significantly (p<0.001) both at household (7.1 %) and institutional level (2.4%). Additionally, the quality of sanitary latrines improved significantly (p<0.001 ). During midline survey higher percentage of latrines were found clean (17.2% at the households, 23.7% at the educational institutes) and with available water nearby the latrines (5.5% at the households, 11.4% at the institutes). There were also reduced percentage of latrines with stink (14 .8% at the households. 22.4% at the institutes) and residual fecal left (12 .8% at the households, 21 .6% at the institutes). The improvements of sanitation status could be attributed to the BRAC WASH activities implemented in the study areas for 2 years. However, there were some impediments revealed from the study, i.e., shifting of households using sanitary latrines to unsanitary practices, poverty, illiteracy etc .. which were slowing down the sanitation improvements. Thus, the BRAC WASH programme needs strengthening of ongoing activities addressing the key impediments at household level together with extended support for educational institutions to achieve the set goals.
format	Research report
author	Ghosh, Shyamal C Rana, AKM Masud Ali, ARM Mehrab Arif, Tahmid
author_facet	Ghosh, Shyamal C Rana, AKM Masud Ali, ARM Mehrab Arif, Tahmid
author_sort	Ghosh, Shyamal C
title	Effects of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme in improved sanitation: changes from baseline to midline survey
title_short	Effects of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme in improved sanitation: changes from baseline to midline survey
title_full	Effects of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme in improved sanitation: changes from baseline to midline survey
title_fullStr	Effects of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme in improved sanitation: changes from baseline to midline survey
title_full_unstemmed	Effects of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme in improved sanitation: changes from baseline to midline survey
title_sort	effects of brac water, sanitation and hygiene (wash) programme in improved sanitation: changes from baseline to midline survey
publisher	BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED)
publishDate	2019
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13157
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