Impact assessment of WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) interventions in schools

Devendra Kumar Pandey; Manoj Pandey; Rajiv Kumar Dwivedi; Anand Kumar Shrivastava

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Impact assessment of WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) interventions in schools

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v13i32.462

Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Issue: 32, Pages: 3315-3318

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Impact assessment of WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) interventions in schools

Devendra Kumar Pandey^1*, Manoj Pandey², Rajiv Kumar Dwivedi³, Anand Kumar Shrivastava²

¹Professor, Amity Business School, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, India
²Associate Professor, Amity Business School, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, India
³Assistant Professor, Amity Business School, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, India

*Corresponding author
email: [email protected]

Received Date:30 April 2020, Accepted Date:01 August 2020, Published Date:01 September 2020

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the WASH intervention in PS (Primary Schools) and UPS (Upper Primary Schools) of Majhawan block Mirzapur District in India. Material and methods: 20 schools were selected from the Majhawan block of Mirzapur District for the study on the basis of Simple Random Sampling method. Percentage analysis method was used for statistical analysis. Results: 100% surveyed schools had access of safe and reliable drinking water. However availability of water in toilets, provision for separate toilets for boys and girls and many other shortcomings were observed like toilets were not clean, special toilets were not there for Divyang students. Lack of awareness in students and parents on WASH practices were also observed. Conclusion: Awareness creation about WASH among students, teachers and parents will definitely yield to desired results viz. decline in absenteeism due to health issues, motivation of Girl child for going to schools etc. Training and capacity building programs should be organised at district and school levels.

Keywords: Hand hygiene; hand washing; health education; school children; WASH; UNICEF; WHO; WinS; SSHE; TSC; water; sanitation and hygiene

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