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.
BT - Medical anthropology C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28853953?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.1080/01459740.2017.1371150 J2 - Med Anthropol LA - eng N2 -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.
PY - 2017 T2 - Medical anthropology TI - Toilet Talk: Eliminating Open Defecation and Improved Sanitation in Nepal. SN - 1545-5882 ER -