Sanitation

Question 1

sanitation

WHAT IS IT?

Answer 1

safe disposal of human urine and faeces but also refers to hygenic services such as garbage collection and wastewater disposal

Question 2

sanitation

IMPACT DUE TO LACK OF SANITATION

Answer 2

millions of people defacate in the open, for example in the steet gutters, behind bushes or into open bodies of water

Question 3

sanitation
HOW DOES IT CONTRIBUTE TO DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH STATUS?

Answer 3

globally, people are infected with intestinal worms (hookworm or roundworm) which occurs as a result of soil contaminated with faeces, increasing mortality and morbidity

Question 4

sanitation

HOW DOES IT CONTRIBUTE TO DIFFERENCES IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Answer 4

without private toilets, many cultures expect girls to wait until its dark before they can relieve themselves. this exposes them to danger of harassment, assault, animal attacks, discomfort, loss of dignity and sometimes illness, reducing their ability TO LIVE ACCORDING TO THEIR NEEDS AND INTERESTS