FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO LOW LATRINE COVERAGE IN HOMESTEADS AT KITASIBA VILLAGE, KAKUUTO PARISH, KYOTERA DISTRICT. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.71020/jwhr.v2i5.42Keywords:
Low latrine coverage, Homesteads in Katasiba village, Kyotera villageAbstract
Background
Low latrine coverage refers to the reduced number of human waste disposal facilities in an area. There are different latrine types which include; cat system, pit latrine, VIP, waterborne toilets, Ecosan (ecological sanitation), among others. This study determined the factors contributing to low latrine coverage in homesteads at Kitasiba village, Kakuuto parish, Kyotera district.
Methodology
A cross-sectional study design was carried out at Kitasiba village using a simple random sampling technique on 76 respondents. Data was collected using a pretested questionnaire and observation checklist. Data analysis was carried out both manually using tally sheets and using Microsoft Excel. The study units were heads of households above 18 years.
Results
65% of the participants were aged 58-65 years, (64%) participants were female. Regarding individual factors, results indicated that 43(56.6%) respondents reached a primary level, 61.8% were farmers, 21% of Participants reported that Health workers rarely visit the community with 59.2%, Environmental factors included excreta disposal method had 30% of people use the bush for fecal disposal, 70% use the pit latrine, soil type was greatly found to influence latrine coverage - the loam soil occupied by 41(54%) respondents. Community factors indicated that 59.2% of respondents indicated health workers rarely visit, and 21% had never seen any health worker in the community. The latrine coverage in Kitasiba village was at 70%.
Conclusion
Individual level of education always influences good latrines related practices and health decisions; the level of education value affect the latrine coverage, the highly educated households have a higher probability of using the latrines compared to their counterparts.
Recommendation
The study recommended that the frequency of supportive visits be increased, sanitation training programs and incentives should be availed to households.
References
Temesgen1,, A., Adane2, M. M., Birara2, A., & ShibabawID, T. (2021, september). Having a latrine
facility is not a guarantee for. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257813
Busienei, P. (2019). Environmental Health.
Chanie T, G. M. (2016). Latrine Utilization and Associated Factors in Rural Community of Aneded.
Journal of Community Medicine &, 6. doi:10.4172/2161-0711.1000478
delivery, N. s. (2017). Policy brief No 2/17.
Gokcekus. (2020). Pit Latrine Development for Northern Nigeria.
GOU, G. o. (2016). National Envirnmental Sanitation Policy.
Graham, S. S. (2014). Ending Open Defecation in Rural Tanzania: Which Factors Facilitate Latrine
Adoption? International Journal of. doi:10.3390/ijerph110909854
guide, A. s. (2021). Field facilities for human waste disposal.
Guterres ICL, Y. K. (2014). Factorts influencing households to use latrines after open defeacation in
Emrmera district.
Harter M, I. J. (2022). Water and latrine services and associated factors among residents of Negele
town.
Jessica Tribbe1, *. V. (2021). How do rural communities sustain latrine coverage and use? 2.
Sustainability 2021,. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3390/xxxxx
National service derivery, P. b. (2015).
Oswald. (2016). Prediction of low community sanitation coverage using environmental and
sociodemographic factors.
Sharmani Barnard, P. R. (2014). Impact of Indian Total Sanitation Campaign on Latrine. PLOS ONE
| www.plosone.org, 8.
t, c. (2016). (Latrine Utilization and Associated Factors in Rural Community of Aneded,.
Trop. (2014). assessing the impact of a school-based latrine cleaning and hanwashing program on
pupil absence .
uganda, m. d. (2015). Sanitation and hygiene.
Unicef. (2017). community engagement and its implications for latrine coverage and better hyginene
and sanitation practices.
unicef. (2020). unicef for every child.
UNICEF, W. a. (2023). Progress on household drinking water ,sanitation and hygien .
WANJIKU, R. (2021). Latrine use and associated factors among community members in sambulu.
WHO. (2017). Diarrhoeal disease ;Fact sheet.
WHO. (2021). Progress waste -water treatment .
WHO. (2022). Global work on water sanitation and hygiene .
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Journal of World Health Research
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish in any of our journals retain the copyright to their work but agree to grant Burundi Publishing the right of first publication. All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. This promotes transparency and fosters wide dissemination of the research.
