All about how sanitation affects stress
Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. –
George Bernard Shaw
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.
First, create more awareness among the students on sanitation and hygiene and encourage campaign drives in private and government schools.
Second, awareness should not be limited to girls only.
Third, access to sanitary napkins at a cheap cost or no cost at all.
Fourth, notices stuck in the restroom for safe disposal and maintaining hygiene should be available in different languages.
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 , lining environment and access to sanitation facilities.Environmental barriers , social factors and fears of sexual violence all contributed to sanitation related psychological stress.Though women responded with small changes to sanitation practices, they were unable to significantly modify their circumstances, notably by achieving adequate privacy for sanitation- related behaviors. A better understanding of the range of causes of stress and adaptive behaviors is needed to inform context specific gender sensitive sanitation interventions.
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 to stay in school and become empowered through education. Sanitation and hygiene is a major issue that we face in schools today.
This is the reason that the students of 8B from APL global school, Chennai decided to take up the issue of sanitation in schools and how it increasingly adds to the stress levels of the students.
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