Advantages and limitations for users of double pit pour-flush latrines: a qualitative study in rural Bangladesh

Advantages and limitations for users of double pit pour-flush latrines: a qualitative study in rural Bangladesh

Abstract Background In rural Bangladesh, India and elsewhere, pour-flush pit latrines are the most common sanitation system. When a single pit latrine becomes full, users must empty it themselves and risk exposure to fresh feces, pay an emptying service to remove pit contents or build a new latrine....

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Main Authors: Faruqe Hussain, Thomas Clasen, Shahinoor Akter, Victoria Bawel, Stephen P. Luby, Elli Leontsini, Leanne Unicomb, Milan Kanti Barua, Brittany Thomas, Peter J. Winch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Feasibility
Double pit pour-flush latrine
Rural Bangladesh
Sanitation System
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4412-7

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