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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mohammad Ashraful Islam, Mahfuzur Rahman, Md. Fakhar Uddin, Md. Tariqujjaman, Gobinda Karmakar, Mohammad Ashikur Rahman, Matthew Kelly, Darren Gray, Tahmeed Ahmed, Haribondhu Sarma
Summary: This study shows that household food insecurity and unimproved toilet facilities have a more detrimental effect on child morbidity when combined, highlighting the importance of considering both factors in public health interventions aimed at reducing morbidity among under-five children.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Siqi Zuo, Xiaoqin Zhou, Zifu Li, Xuemei Wang, Longbin Yu
Summary: This study investigated the anaerobic digestion process of dry toilet generated blackwater using a biomethane potential test. The study found that high total ammonium nitrogen levels inhibited anaerobic digestion initially, but the process eventually adapted. The main pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, multiplied in the first 8 days and then stabilized at a higher level.
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Development Studies
Dongqin Wang, Yanni Shen
Summary: This study investigates the impact of the government-subsided Toilet Revolution in rural China on labor supply. The findings show that rural households with access to clean flush toilets increase their work time, with a more significant effect on women. The use of clean toilets reduces time spent on household chores, allowing people to allocate more time to work.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shaomin Guo, Xiaoqin Zhou, Prithvi Simha, Luis Fernando Perez Mercado, Yaping Lv, Zifu Li
Summary: The study conducted face-to-face interviews with 414 local residents from 13 villages across three provinces in western China to analyze the current situation and attitudes towards possible changes in the rural sanitation service chain. The majority of households surveyed used simple pit latrines to collect excreta, with some reusing untreated excreta in agriculture. While most households had a positive attitude towards human excreta-derived fertilizer production, only a minority agreed that urine and feces should be collected separately.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Aseel El Zein, Melissa E. Vilaro, Karla Shelnutt, Kim Walsh-Childers, Anne Mathews
Summary: This study explores the barriers faced by college students in using on-campus food pantries and provides insights into potential solutions suggested by students. The findings reveal that stigma and shame, perceived insufficient need, unsuitable food, lack of knowledge, and limited food access are the main obstacles. Students recommend spreading awareness, improving food options, and enhancing accessibility to address these barriers.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ian Ross
Summary: This paper proposes a method of quantifying the value of water security for an individual's quality of life, called the water-adjusted person year (WAPY). This method can be used to evaluate the benefits of water supply interventions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yong Li, Shikun Cheng, Zhengyi Li, Hongqing Song, Miao Guo, Zifu Li, Heinz-Peter Mang, Yuning Xu, Cong Chen, Davaa Basandorj, Lingling Zhang, Tianxin Li
Summary: Rural toilet retrofitting is a complex and dynamic system affected by various factors and feedback relationships between stakeholders. The motivation of farmers to engage in retrofitting is a key variable, while important factors related to feedback among stakeholders include policies, subsidies, technology, satisfaction, and cooperation. A scientific analysis method and updated plan are proposed to promote the implementation of rural toilet retrofitting in developing countries.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xiaoqin Zhou, Prithvi Simha Prithvi, Luis Fernando Perez-Mercado, Melissa A. Barton, Yaping Lyu, Shaoming Guo, Xiaoqin Nie, Fangni Wu, Zifu Li
Summary: Since the launch of the nationwide sanitation program in 2015, over 47 million toilets in rural areas of China have been upgraded. However, little is known about the perceptions of rural households regarding these new toilets or the fate of human excreta collected using them. A survey conducted in 2020 revealed that most households used on-site sanitation systems, but only 25% of them were satisfied with their sanitation systems and 80% supported the idea of using human excreta for fertilizer or biogas production.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yao Jiang, Fan Yang
Summary: The accessibility of household toilets in China's ethnic minority areas has a significant impact on the physical health of adolescents, with flush toilets being the most effective. The quality and dignity of household toilets are also important factors.
Article
Geography
Santa Vijay Panchang
Summary: The study reveals that sanitation journeys extend beyond the typical binary decision of building a toilet, uncovering an active, gendered timeline of events. Additionally, these journeys occur within the tense space between local residents of informal housing and municipal governing actors, shedding light on the relationship between the physical environment of sanitation and the social environment of gendered conflict, support, and competition. Lastly, household toilets play a dual role in these journeys, embedded in aspirations of upward mobility and homemaking, yet complicated by the threat of eviction. The constrained choices behind sanitation journeys highlight how women navigate the convergence of urban precarities amidst state efforts to transform the sanitation landscape.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Amber Bastian, Courtney Parks, Amy Yaroch, Fiona H. McKay, Katie Stern, Paige van der Pligt, Sarah A. McNaughton, Rebecca Lindberg
Summary: This scoping review examines the factors influencing food insecurity among pregnant women and families with young children in high-income countries. It identifies social, economic, and health risk factors, as well as food access and utilization factors, and health and dietary outcomes associated with food insecurity. The findings can contribute to a better understanding and measurement of food insecurity, and inform the development of programs and policies. The review also highlights the lack of literature from high-income countries outside of the US.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Zewdu Andualem
Summary: This study aimed to investigate determinants and spatial distributions of limited access to drinking water services, unimproved drinking water sources, and toilet facilities among households in Ethiopia. The study revealed that 39.74% of households in Ethiopia had limited access to drinking water services, with significant variations across regions. Individual factors such as age, educational level, and gender of the household head, as well as community factors such as residence and region, were found to be associated with limited access to drinking water services. The spatial analysis highlighted inequalities in unimproved drinking water sources and toilet facilities among different regions in Ethiopia. The government should prioritize increasing the accessibility of improved drinking water, particularly in rural areas and disadvantaged households.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
A. Toivettula, O. Varis, R. Vahala, A. Juvakoski
Summary: The harmful impacts of poor drinking water services on physical and mental health have been widely recognized. This review summarizes the findings of existing research and policy documents in the water sector, highlighting the importance of addressing mental health aspects in water service delivery. The review also emphasizes the need for further research and attention to the negative mental health impacts of unequal service provision.
Review
Criminology & Penology
Lindsay Stark, Mackenzie Robinson, Ilana Seff, Alli Gillespie, Jonathan Colarelli, Debbie Landis
Summary: In conflict and postconflict settings, violence against women and girls is exacerbated, leading to increased negative impacts. Women and Girls Safe Spaces programs show moderate improvements in psychosocial well-being and social support, but do not report significant reductions in exposure to violence. Additional research is needed to better understand the potential benefits of this intervention.
TRAUMA VIOLENCE & ABUSE
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jessica E. Tearne, Bhushan Guragain, Lajina Ghimire, Jennifer Leaning, Elizabeth A. Newnham
Summary: The study revealed multiple health and security risks for women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal, including violence, trafficking, and lack of appropriate resources and facilities. Despite progress towards gender equality in Nepal, pre-existing risk factors and entrenched gender beliefs intersected with disaster-induced stressors to produce significant impacts on women and girls.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2021)
Article
Economics
Nigussie Abadi, Kindeya Gebrehiwot, Ataldti Techane, Hailish Nerea
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Engineering, Environmental
Michael Harris, Maria Laura Alzua, Nicolas Osbert, Amy Pickering
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Jinyi Kuang, Hannah Milhorn, Allison Stuppy-Sullivan, Soyeon Jung, Richard Yi
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2018)
Meeting Abstract
Neurosciences
Juyoen Hur, Jason F. Smith, Kathryn A. DeYoung, Jinyi Kuang, Allegra A. Anderson, Rachael M. Tillman, Hyung Cho Kim, Alexander J. Shackman
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jinyi Kuang, Sania Ashraf, Alex Shpenev, Maryann Greene Delea, Upasak Das, Cristina Bicchieri
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jinyi Kuang, Erik Thulin, Sania Ashraf, Alex Shpenev, Upasak Das, Maryann G. Delea, Peter McNally, Cristina Bicchieri
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jinyi Kuang, Sania Ashraf, Upasak Das, Cristina Bicchieri
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2020)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Jinyi Kuang, Maryann G. Delea, Erik Thulin, Cristina Bicchieri
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2020)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sania Ashraf, Cristina Bicchieri, Maryann G. Delea, Upasak Das, Kavita Chauhan, Jinyi Kuang, Alex Shpenev, Erik Thulin
Summary: This paper details a norm-centric behavior change intervention in peri-urban Tamil Nadu, India aimed at increasing exclusive toilet use, by shifting people's expectations around sanitation practices. The ongoing study will evaluate the impact of the intervention on various outcomes related to sanitation behavior, health, and well-being.
JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Juyoen Hur, Jason F. Smith, Kathryn A. DeYoung, Allegra S. Anderson, Jinyi Kuang, Hyung Cho Kim, Rachael M. Tillman, Manuel Kuhn, Andrew S. Fox, Alexander J. Shackman
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2020)
Meeting Abstract
Psychology, Biological
Juyoen Hur, Jason Smith, Kathryn DeYoung, Jinyi Kuang, Allegra Anderson, Rachael Tillman, Hyung Cho Kim, Alexander Shackman
Article
Development Studies
Panagiota Kotsila, V. Subramanian Saravanan
Article
Environmental Sciences
Prithvi Simha, Cecilia Lalander, Bjorn Vinneras, M. Ganesapillai
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2017)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kirk A. Dearden, Whitney Schott, Benjamin T. Crookston, Debbie L. Humphries, Mary E. Penny, Jere R. Behrman
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rahul Bawankule, Abhishek Singh, Kaushalendra Kumar, Sarang Pedgaonkar
