Shifting Social Norms to Reduce Open Defecation in Rural India

Shifting Social Norms to Reduce Open Defecation in Rural India

Toilet ownership in India has grown in recent years, but open defecation can persist even when rural households own latrines. There are at least two pathways through which social norms inhibit the use of toilets in rural India: (i) beliefs/expectat...

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Main Authors: Gauri, Varun, Rahman, Tasmia, Sen, Iman
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
SURVEY METHODS
SOCIAL NORMS
CULTURE
SANITATION
DEFACATION
EXPECTATIONS
BELIEFS
LATRINE USE
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/987801545256336106/Shifting-Social-Norms-to-Reduce-Open-Defecation-in-Rural-India
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31795

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/987801545256336106/Shifting-Social-Norms-to-Reduce-Open-Defecation-in-Rural-India
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31795

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