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Descending the sanitation ladder in urban Uganda: evidence from Kampala slums
(Springer Nature: BMC Public Health volume ., 2014)
While the sanitation ladder is useful in analysing progressive improvements in sanitation, studies in
Uganda have not indicated the sanitation barriers faced by the urban poor. There are various challenges in shared
latrine ...
Gender variations in access, choice to use and cleaning of shared latrines; experiences from Kampala slums, Uganda
(Springer Link: BMC Public Health., 2014-11-19)
Sanitation is one of the most intimate issues that affect women, especially in slums of developing
countries. There are few studies that have paid attention to the gender variations in access, choice to use and
cleaning ...
Seasonal variations and shared latrine cleaning practices in the slums of Kampala city, Uganda
(Springer Link: BMC Public Health., 2016-04-27)
The effect of seasons on health outcomes is a reflection on the status of public health and the state
of development in a given society. Evidence shows that in Sub-Saharan Africa, most infectious diseases flourish
during ...
“Here, your only relative is money…” why slum social networks do not facilitate neighborhood community development: insights through a sanitation lens
(BMC Public Health, 2023)
Introduction Though social networks which are deemed vehicles of community development exist in slum areas,
underdevelopment still persists in these areas. We explored the nature and role of social networks in facilitating ...