@article{30384,
  author = {McMichael C},
  title = {Toilet Talk: Eliminating Open Defecation and Improved Sanitation in Nepal.},
  abstract = {<p>Globally, 2.4 billion people lack adequate sanitation and open defecation remains common. In this article I present qualitative findings from an evaluation of a water, sanitation, and hygiene intervention in remote, mid-West Nepal. The evaluation, conducted in 2014, involved villagers from eight wards in Kotgaun Village Development Committee. Drawing on the concept of the "toilet tripod," I argue that: multi-scalar political will provided an important foundation for construction and sustained use of toilets; proximate social pressures contributed significantly to toilet adoption and efforts to eliminate open defecation; and water insecurity constrained improved sanitation and hygiene.</p>
},
  year = {2017},
  journal = {Medical anthropology},
  issn = {1545-5882},
  doi = {10.1080/01459740.2017.1371150},
  language = {eng},
}