sanitation Flashcards
sanitation
-Sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and feces
-but can also refer to the maintenance of hygienic conditions through services such as garbage collection and waste water disposal.
Diseases caused by poor sanitation
Diarrhea
Cholera
Typhoid
Intestinal worms
Other impacts
Missed school days, particularly in girls (many schools don’t have toilets)
Harassment, assault, animal attacks on women due to no private toilets.
Repeated infections.
violence: HS
Increase in morbidity as they have injuries from the violence.
Repeated attacks could result in decreased life expectancy.
violence
Women relieving themselves after dark as is the expectation in some cultures.
violence: BOD
Increase in disability, YLD as they have injuries from the violence.
effects of violence: HWB
Decrease in mental health and wellbeing as feeling stressed and anxious about going out in the dark to relieve themselves.
missing school
The majority of the children and youth not enrolled in schools worldwide are female, with inadequate sanitation contributing to this trend.
missing school: HS
Because few schools have toilets girls often don’t attend especially when they are menstruating. Meaning females are missing school which means they have a lack of health literacy, such as how to prevent pregnancies and how to prevent HIV/AIDS. Increasing mortality and morbidity.
missing school: BOD
Increase in YLL as there are there are more females suffering from HIV/AIDS due to lack of health literacy in school.
missing school: HWB
Lacking health literacy may mean more individuals are suffering from diseases such as HIV/AIDS, presence of disease and illness which is an aspect of physical health and wellbeing.
contaminated water supplies:
Inadequate sanitation is one of the main causes of contaminated water supplies, and leads to an increase in infectious diseases such as diarrhea, cholera and typhoid.
contaminated water supplies: HS
There is an increase in infectious diseases such as cholera and intestinal worms, increased mortality and decreased life expectancy.
contaminated water supplies: BOD
Increased YLL due to spread of infectious diseases such as cholera.
contaminated water supplies: HWB
Repeated infections caused by inadequate sanitation require medical treatment, the associated costs are often the responsibility of the individual or their family which may increase levels of stress and anxiety as it may drain the family income. Impacting mental health and wellbeing.
