Journal
WATER INTERNATIONAL
Volume 39, Issue 7, Pages 921-932Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2015.981782
Keywords
Sub-Saharan Africa; improvements; challenges; cultural complexities; WASH; water, sanitation and hygiene
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- Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [13F03354] Funding Source: KAKEN
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This article uses theoretical discourses on risk to engage in a review of cultural and religious concepts that challenge the achievement of universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the review, complex WASH behaviours evolve in relation to dominant situated experiences, often nested in cultural and religious beliefs and values, which tend to complicate risks and limit the attainment of universal WASH coverage in the subregion. The article argues that framing problems purely with respect to socio-economic limitations fails to account for the contextual triggers of WASH behaviours, making intervention programmes less likely to succeed.
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