Household demand for sanitation improvements in low-income informal settlements: A case of East African cities

Habitat International

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 332-338

  Okurut, K ^a,c   Charles, K J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Barrier; Demand; East Africa; Improved sanitation; Informal settlements

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; SANITATION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; URBAN SOCIETY;

KAMPALA; KENYA; KIGALI; KISUMU; NYANZA; RWANDA; UGANDA;

EID: 84907311164     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2014.07.014     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. Charles K., Okurut K. Identifying barrier and catalysts to improved sanitation in informal settlements in East Africa. Poster presentation. Water and health conference: Where science meets policy 2013, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.
2. COHRE, WaterAid, SDC, UN-HABITAT Sanitation: A human rights imperative 2008, COHRE, WaterAid, SDC, UN-HABITAT, Geneva.
3. Devine J. Introducing SaniFOAM: A framework to analyze sanitation behaviors to design effective sanitation programs. Learning to scale up 2009, Working paper, WSP, Washington, DC.
4. Dreibelbis R., Winch P.J., Leontsini E., Hulland K.R., Ram P.K., Unicomb L., et al. The integrated behavioural model for water, sanitation, and hygiene: a systematic review of behavioural models and a framework for designing and evaluating behaviour change interventions in infrastructure-restricted settings. BMC Public Health 2013, 13(1):1015.
5. Evans B. Whatever happened to sanitation?-Practical steps to achieving a core development goal 2004, MDG Task Force Background Paper, New York.
6. Foppen J.W., Kansiime F. SCUSA: integrated approaches and strategies to address the sanitation crisis in unsewered slum areas in African mega-cities. Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology 2009, 8(4):305-311.
7. Günther I., Horst A., Lüthi C., Mosler H.-J., Niwagaba B.C., Tumwebaze K. Research evidence for policy. Where do Kampala's poor "go"? Urban sanitation conditions in Kampala's low-income areas 2011, Makerere University, Kampala.
8. Israel G.D. Determining sample size 1992, University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences, EDIS.
9. Isunju J., Schwartz K., Schouten M., Johnson W., Van Dijk M. Socio-economic aspects of improved sanitation in slums: a review. Public Health 2011, 125:368-376.
10. Jenkins M.W., Scott B. Behavioral indicators of household decision-making and demand for sanitation and potential gains from social marketing in Ghana. Social Science & Medicine 2007, 64(12):2427-2442.
11. Jenkins M.W., Sugden S. Rethinking sanitation: Lessons and innovation for sustainability and success in the new millennium 2006, Human Development Occasional Papers (1992-2007), New York.
12. Johnson R.B., Onwuegbuzie A.J. Mixed methods research: a research paradigm whose time has come. Educational Researcher 2004, 33(7):14-26.
13. Kariuki P. The challenges of financing sanitation in sub-Saharan countries African: a critical perspective. Journal of Applied Technology in Environmental Sanitation 2011, 1(1):9-16.
14. KNBS Population and housing census 2009 A, B, C and VII. K. N. B. o. S. (KNBS) 2010, Government printers, Nairobi.
15. Lüthi C., Morel A., Tilley E., Ulrich L. Community-led urban environmental sanitation planning (CLUES) 2011, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Dübendorf, Switzerland.
16. Mara D., Lane J., Scott B., Trouba D. Sanitation and health. PLoS Medicine 2010, 7(11):e1000363.
17. Marshall M.N. Sampling for qualitative research. Family Practice 1996, 13(6):522-526.
18. Marx B., Stoker T., Suri T. The economics of slums in the developing world. Journal of Economic Perspectives 2013, 27:187-210.
19. Mosler H.J. Asystematic approach to behavior change interventions for the water and sanitation sector in developing countries: a conceptual model, a review, and a guideline. International Journal of Environmental Health Research 2012, 22(5):431-449.
20. Murray A., Ray I. Commentary: back-end users: the unrecognized stakeholders in demand-driven sanitation. Journal of Planning Education and Research 2010, 30(1):94-102.
21. NISR District baseline statistics: Gasabo and Nyarugenge Districts 2008, National Institute of Statistics for Rwanda (NISR), Kigali.
22. Okurut K., Kulabako R., Adogo J.M., Chenoweth J., Pedley S., Tsinda A., et al. Improved sanitation in low-income informal settlements - a case of East African cities: is it amyth?. Water and health conference: Where science meet policy 2013, UNC, Chapel Hill, USA.
23. Okurut K., Kulabako R.N., Chenoweth J., Charles K. Assessing demand for improved sustainable sanitation in low-income informal settlements of urban areas: a critical review. International Journal of Environmental Health Research 2014, 1-15. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09603123.2014.893570.
24. Outlaw T., Jenkins M., Scott B. Opportunities for sanitation marketing in Uganda 2007, USAID Hygiene Improvement Project, USAID, Washington, DC.
25. Parry-Jones S. Optimising the selection of demand assessment techniques for water supply and sanitation projects 1999, Project/Task No: 207, Water and Environmental Health, London, UK.
26. Peal A., Evans B., van der Voorden C. Hygiene and sanitation software: An overview of approaches 2010, Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council, Geneva, Switzerland.
27. Robbins P.T. The reflexive engineer: perceptions of integrated development. Journal of International Development 2007, 19(1):99-110.
28. Roma E., Buckley C., Jefferson B., Jeffrey P. Assessing users' experience of shared sanitation facilities: a case study of community ablution blocks in Durban, South Africa. Water SA 2010, 36(5):589-594.
29. Santos A.C., Roberts J.A., Barreto M.L., Cairncross S. Demand for sanitation in Salvador, Brazil: a hybrid choice approach. Social Science & Medicine 2011, 72(8):1325-1332.
30. Schertenleib, R. (2001). Principles and implications of household centered approach in environmental sanitation. In First international conference on ecological sanitation (pp. 28-34). Dübendorf, Switzerland.
31. Sigel K., Altantuul K., Basandorj D. Household needs and demand for improved water supply and sanitation in peri-urban ger areas: the case of Darkhan, Mongolia. Environmental Earth Sciences 2012, 65(5):1561-1566.
32. Solo T.M., Perez E., Joyce S. Constraints in providing water and sanitation services to the urban poor 1993, US Agency for International Development, Washington, DC.
33. Tumwebaze I.K., Niwagaba C.B., Günther I., Mosler H.-J. Determinants of households' cleaning intention for shared toilets: case of 50 slums in Kampala, Uganda. Habitat International 2014, 41:108-113.
34. Tumwebaze C., Orach G., Niwagaba C., Luthi C., Mosler H.-J. Sanitation facilities in Kampala slums, Uganda: users' satisfaction and determinant factors. International Journal of Environmental Health Research 2013, 23(3):191-204.
35. UBOS 2011 Statistical Abstract 2011, Uganda Bureau Of Statistics (UBOS), Kampala.
36. UN Plan of implementation of the world summit on sustainable development 2002, United Nations.
37. UN-HABITAT The challenge of slums: Global report on human settlements 2003, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Nairobi.
38. Van Der Geest S. The night-soil collector: bucket latrines in Ghana. Postcolonial Studies: Culture, Politics, Economy 2002, 5(2):197-206.
39. Van der Hoek W., Evans B., Bjerre J., Calopietro M., Konradsen F. Measuring progress in sanitation. Reaching the MDG target for sanitation in Africa - A call for realism 2010, 51. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Copenhagen.
40. Van Wyk R., Cousins D., Lagardien A. Emerging themes from four case studies of sanitation delivery to informal settlements. Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) biennial conference 2004, Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA).
41. Varley R.C., Yacoob M.M., Smith S. Beyond participation: locally based demand for environmental health in peri-urban areas 1996, Environmental Health Project, Washington, DC.
42. Whittington D., Lauria D.T., Wright A.M., Choe K., Hughes J.A., Swarna V. Household demand for improved sanitation services in Kumasi, Ghana: a contingent valuation study. Water Resources Research 1993, 29(6):1539-1560.
43. WHO/UNICEF JMP for water supply and sanitation: Estimates for improved sanitation facilities, Uganda 2010 2010, WHO/UNICEF, Geneva.
44. WSP Identifying demand drivers for sanitation technologies. The case of Ecosan in Africa 2001, Water and Sanitation Program-Africa, Nairobi.
45. WSP Sanitation and hygiene in Kenya: Lessons on what drives demand for improved sanitation 2004, Water and Sanitation Program-Africa (WSP), Nairobi.