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Community perception and adoption of improved sanitation in Tunduru district, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.author Safari, John G.
dc.contributor.author Issa, Fauza I.
dc.contributor.author Masanyiwa, Zacharia S.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-08-16T07:53:09Z
dc.date.available 2023-08-16T07:53:09Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.citation Safari, J. G., Issa, F. I., & Masanyiwa, Z. S. (2020). Community perception and adoption of improved sanitation in Tunduru district, Tanzania, 12(2): 19-28. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 20410484
dc.identifier.issn 20410492
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/442
dc.description.abstract This study was conducted in Tunduru District, Tanzania to assess the perception and determinants for the adoption of improved sanitation. The specific objectives were twofold: (i) to examine community perception on improved sanitation and (ii) to determine the factors influencing the adoption of improved sanitation. A total of 248 householders were enrolled in the study. Data were collected through a household survey, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions. Quantitative data were subjected to t-test, Principal Component Analysis, and Chi square test analysis. The findings showed that households with improved sanitation constituted 69.4% of the peri urban sample compared with 18.9% for rural households. The corresponding figures for handwashing facilities were 3.1 and 5.8%. The perceived benefits of improved sanitation were clustered into four dimensions reflecting comfort, convenience, status symbol, and disease prevention. The main factors explaining the adoption of improved sanitation were younger age of household heads, secondary or higher education, employment or engaging in small business, higher household economic status, and living in peri-urban areas. Overall, these factors relate to the behavioral, normative, and control beliefs, which guide individual’s behavior and decisions to adopt and use improved toilet facilities. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Maxwell Scientific Publication Corp en_US
dc.subject Behavior en_US
dc.subject Hygiene, en_US
dc.subject Latrine en_US
dc.subject Norms en_US
dc.subject Perception en_US
dc.subject Sanitation en_US
dc.title Community perception and adoption of improved sanitation in Tunduru district, Tanzania en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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