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A cross-sectional survey to assess household sanitation practices associated with uptake of “Clean Team” serviced home toilets in Kumasi, Ghana

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“Clean Team” provides serviced, free-standing toilets as a sanitation option in low-income areas of Kumasi, Ghana. A cross-sectional survey was carried out to assess sanitation and hygiene practices in 199 Clean Team households and 201 neighbouring, non-Clean Team households. Adults in non-Clean Team households were no more likely to report unsafe defecation (faeces not contained in a latrine) than their Clean Team neighbours, although their reliance on public toilets may lead to occasional unsafe practices. Children in Clean Team households used the household toilet from a younger age than those in non-Clean Team households, and their faeces were thus more often disposed of safely. Soap and water were more frequently found at the latrine in Clean Team households than in latrine-owning non-Clean Team households.

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Greenland, Katie, de-Witt Huberts, Jessica, Wright, Richard, Hawkes, Lisa, Ekor, Cyprian, and Biran, Dam. A cross-sectional survey to assess household sanitation practices associated with uptake of “Clean Team” serviced home toilets in Kumasi, Ghana. , , . , 2016. Greenland, K., de-Witt Huberts, J., Wright, R., Hawkes, L., Ekor, C., and Biran, D. (2016). A cross-sectional survey to assess household sanitation practices associated with uptake of “Clean Team” serviced home toilets in Kumasi, Ghana. , , . Greenland, Katie, de-Witt Huberts, Jessica, Wright, Richard, Hawkes, Lisa, Ekor, Cyprian, and Biran, Dam. "A cross-sectional survey to assess household sanitation practices associated with uptake of “Clean Team” serviced home toilets in Kumasi, Ghana." 2016, .Greenland Katie, de-Witt Huberts Jessica, Wright Richard, Hawkes Lisa, Ekor Cyprian, and Biran Dam. "A cross-sectional survey to assess household sanitation practices associated with uptake of “Clean Team” serviced home toilets in Kumasi, Ghana." (2016). Greenland, K, de-Witt Huberts, J, Wright, R, Hawkes, L, Ekor, C, and Biran, D 2016, 'A cross-sectional survey to assess household sanitation practices associated with uptake of “Clean Team” serviced home toilets in Kumasi, Ghana', . Katie Greenland, Jessica de-Witt Huberts, Richard Wright, Lisa Hawkes, Cyprian Ekor, and Dam Biran, 'A cross-sectional survey to assess household sanitation practices associated with uptake of “Clean Team” serviced home toilets in Kumasi, Ghana' (2016). Greenland K., de-Witt Huberts J., Wright R., Hawkes L., Ekor C., and Biran D. A cross-sectional survey to assess household sanitation practices associated with uptake of “Clean Team” serviced home toilets in Kumasi, Ghana. . 2016. Greenland, Katie, de-Witt Huberts, Jessica, Wright, Richard, Hawkes, Lisa, Ekor, Cyprian, and Biran, Dam. A cross-sectional survey to assess household sanitation practices associated with uptake of “Clean Team” serviced home toilets in Kumasi, Ghana. . 2016. , .

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