Does sanitation affect stress levels?
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What is sanitation?
Sanitation refers to public health conditions related to clean drinking water and adequate treatment and disposal of human excreta and sewage. Preventing human contact with feces is part of sanitation, as is hand washing with soap.
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How did we arrive at our PBL topic?
A journey to remember…..
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Solutions
Solution no.1 First, create more awareness among the students on sanitation and hygiene and encourage campaign drives in private and government schools. Solution no.2 Second, awareness should not be limited to girls only. Solution no.3 Third, access to sanitary napkins at a cheap cost or no cost at all. Solution no. 4 Fourth, notices stuck… Read more
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Problems related to sanitation
We found that sanitation practices encompassed more than defacation and urination & included carrying water , washing , bathing , menstrual managment , and changing clothes.During the course of these actions , women encountered 3 broad types of stress causers-environmental , social & sexual-the intesity of which were modified by the woman’s life stage ,… Read more
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Our PBL Project
Sanitation and hygiene is a major issue that we face in schools today. Access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene is essential for children in schools, particularly for girls as well as children with disabilities. Contaminated water, poor sanitation or unhealthy hygiene behaviors increases the risk of contracting diarrhoea and other diseases, making it more difficult for children… Read more
The Team
Daryl, Sanjay, Aatreyi, Tejaswhini
Introduction
Despite efforts to improve access to basic resources, 768 million people rely on unimproved drinking-water for daily consumption, and an estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation facilities . The link between access to these basic resources and psychosocial outcomes is an emerging area of importance in global health research. A study in Ethiopia found that water insecurity was significantly associated with psychosocial distress . In India, Few regions in Africa and Ragsdale found that gender and the process of accessing water resources were significantly associated with emotional distress citing fear, worry, anger, and bother .
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