Availability and usage of latrine in selected coastal villages of South India: A community based cross sectional study

• Hoofdauteurs: Karthik Balajee Laksham (Auteur), Palanivel Chinnakali (Auteur), Sitanshu S Kar (Auteur), Gautam Roy (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Open field defecation is a major public health problem. In India, majority of rural population defecate in the open due to absence of proper sanitation facilities. Studies on latrine coverage and its usage in coastal regions of India is limited. Objectives: To estimate the proportion of...