A cultural-spatial analysis of excreting, recirculation of human excreta and health-The case of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-66

  Drangert, Jan Olof ^a   Nawab, Bahadar ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Pakistan   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Excreting; Pakistan; Perceptions; Recirculation of human waste; Sustainable sanitation

Indexed keywords

FECES; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; UNITED NATIONS; WASTE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL VALUE; DEFECATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES COLOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ODOR; PAKISTAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

KHYBER-PAKHTUNKHWA; PAKISTAN;

EID: 78751580447     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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