Factors associated with the practice of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) among the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh | Zendy

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Factors associated with the practice of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) among the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Author(s) -

Kamrul Hsan,

Shabnam Naher,

Mark D. Griffiths,

Hakimul Hasan Shamol,

Mohammad Azizur Rahman

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of water sanitation and hygiene for development

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.414

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 2408-9362

pISSN - 2043-9083

DOI - 10.2166/washdev.2019.038

Subject(s) - sanitation , hygiene , refugee , environmental health , hand washing , open defecation , water supply , human settlement , socioeconomics , medicine , business , geography , environmental engineering , engineering , sociology , archaeology , pathology

The Rohingya people are now living in overcrowded refugee camps and makeshift settlements having low standards of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). This study was conducted to examine WASH practices and associated risk factors among the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The present study comprised 350 participants with data collected via a semi structured questionnaire. Most respondents (84%) did not have a good knowledge concerning WASH. Furthermore, 50.3% had unsafe WASH practices, 38.6% had fair WASH practices, and 11.1% had safe WASH practices. WASH practices were significantly associated with age, education, marital status, and WASH knowledge. The implementation of an effective WASH awareness program is required along with improved water supply and sanitation to improve WASH practices among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

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