Correlation between general health knowledge and sanitation improvements: evidence from rural China

Abstract A lack of access to sanitation not only has negative effects on the environment but also results in increased prevalence of disease and adversely affects health outcomes. This paper uses data from a survey in Liaoning Province in China to examine the relationship between general health know...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Li Huang, Meijun Qiu, Mi Zhou
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/76662b5b33df41928ca291bf00bd2ede
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:76662b5b33df41928ca291bf00bd2ede
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:76662b5b33df41928ca291bf00bd2ede2021-12-02T16:35:55ZCorrelation between general health knowledge and sanitation improvements: evidence from rural China10.1038/s41545-021-00111-82059-7037https://doaj.org/article/76662b5b33df41928ca291bf00bd2ede2021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-021-00111-8https://doaj.org/toc/2059-7037Abstract A lack of access to sanitation not only has negative effects on the environment but also results in increased prevalence of disease and adversely affects health outcomes. This paper uses data from a survey in Liaoning Province in China to examine the relationship between general health knowledge and improved sanitation facility access. It also explores the effects of work experience and government subsidies on toilet renovation. Using Logit Regression and Duration Analysis, our results show that general health knowledge had a significant positive correlation with flush toilet use and a significant negative correlation with the average duration of traditional latrine pits use. The results of heterogeneity analysis show that work experience in cities can expand farmers’ horizons, which increases their general health knowledge. However, per capita government subsidies are insufficient and result in no significant impact on general health knowledge. This paper also discusses certain restrictions that prevent general health knowledge from having an effect on toilet renovation. The article finally proposes policy recommendations for rural areas in China to better promote the rural toilet revolution and our results can also provide useful guidelines for drawing up relevant policies in other developing countries.Li HuangMeijun QiuMi ZhouNature PortfolioarticleWater supply for domestic and industrial purposesTD201-500ENnpj Clean Water, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500
spellingShingle	Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500 Li Huang Meijun Qiu Mi Zhou Correlation between general health knowledge and sanitation improvements: evidence from rural China
description	Abstract A lack of access to sanitation not only has negative effects on the environment but also results in increased prevalence of disease and adversely affects health outcomes. This paper uses data from a survey in Liaoning Province in China to examine the relationship between general health knowledge and improved sanitation facility access. It also explores the effects of work experience and government subsidies on toilet renovation. Using Logit Regression and Duration Analysis, our results show that general health knowledge had a significant positive correlation with flush toilet use and a significant negative correlation with the average duration of traditional latrine pits use. The results of heterogeneity analysis show that work experience in cities can expand farmers’ horizons, which increases their general health knowledge. However, per capita government subsidies are insufficient and result in no significant impact on general health knowledge. This paper also discusses certain restrictions that prevent general health knowledge from having an effect on toilet renovation. The article finally proposes policy recommendations for rural areas in China to better promote the rural toilet revolution and our results can also provide useful guidelines for drawing up relevant policies in other developing countries.
format	article
author	Li Huang Meijun Qiu Mi Zhou
author_facet	Li Huang Meijun Qiu Mi Zhou
author_sort	Li Huang
title	Correlation between general health knowledge and sanitation improvements: evidence from rural China
title_short	Correlation between general health knowledge and sanitation improvements: evidence from rural China
title_full	Correlation between general health knowledge and sanitation improvements: evidence from rural China
title_fullStr	Correlation between general health knowledge and sanitation improvements: evidence from rural China
title_full_unstemmed	Correlation between general health knowledge and sanitation improvements: evidence from rural China
title_sort	correlation between general health knowledge and sanitation improvements: evidence from rural china
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/76662b5b33df41928ca291bf00bd2ede
work_keys_str_mv	AT lihuang correlationbetweengeneralhealthknowledgeandsanitationimprovementsevidencefromruralchina AT meijunqiu correlationbetweengeneralhealthknowledgeandsanitationimprovementsevidencefromruralchina AT mizhou correlationbetweengeneralhealthknowledgeandsanitationimprovementsevidencefromruralchina
_version_	1718383698609438720

Correlation between general health knowledge and sanitation improvements: evidence from rural China

Ejemplares similares