Factors associated with the practice of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) among the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Factors associated with the practice of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) among the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Published:2019-10-21 Issue:4 Volume:9 Page:794-800
ISSN:2043-9083
Container-title:Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
language:en
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Author:

Hsan Kamrul¹²,Naher Shabnam¹,Griffiths Mark D.³,Shamol Hakimul Hasan¹,Rahman Mohammad Azizur⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh

2. Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology of Bangladesh, Savar, Dhaka 1341, Bangladesh and Humanitarian Response Organization, Dhaka, Bangladesh

3. Director, International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK

4. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh

Abstract

Abstract The Rohingya people are now living in overcrowded refugee camps and makeshift settlements with low standards of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). This study was conducted to examine WASH practices and associated risk factors among the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The present study comprised 350 participants with data collected via a semi-structured questionnaire. Most respondents (84%) did not have good knowledge concerning WASH. Furthermore, 50.3% had unsafe WASH practices, 38.6% had fair WASH practices, and 11.1% had safe WASH practices. WASH practices were significantly associated with age, education, marital status, and WASH knowledge. The implementation of an effective WASH awareness program is required along with improved water supply and sanitation to improve WASH practices among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

Publisher

IWA Publishing

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Pollution,Waste Management and Disposal,Water Science and Technology,Development

Link

http://iwaponline.com/washdev/article-pdf/9/4/794/758517/washdev0090794.pdf

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