The Awareness of Sanitation-related Issues among Bangladesh Urban Residents And Requirements for Promoting Acceptable Sanitation Technology

Abstract

In addition to the fact that more than 60% of people in Bangladesh have no access to latrines, the highly unhygienic type of latrine prevalent in this country is presenting a multitude of sanitary problems in this country today. In order for communities in a developing country to be able to make sanitary latrines and better human excreta management available to themselves, it must be made clear to them which technologies would be acceptable to local residents and how these technologies might be implemented. Through a survey consisting of direct interviews to urban residents in Bangladesh, the authors have grasped these residents' awareness on sanitation-related issues such as latrines, human excreta management, and living conditions in general. This paper analyzes the result of the survey and discusses some requirements for an acceptable sanitation improvement technology and its introduction into local community.