Sanitation and personal hygiene: What does it mean to poor and vulnerable women?

Indian Journal of Gender Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 381-404

  Reddy, B Suresh ^a   Snehalatha, M ^a  

^a Centre for Economic Social Studies   (India)

Author keywords

technology and latrines; urban slums and sanitation; Women and sanitation; women in urban slums

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053321799     PISSN: 09715215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097152151101800305     Document Type: Article

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