Ecological Sanitation: Attitudes Towards Urine Diverting Toilets and Reuse of Nutrients in Peri Urban Areas of Kampala, Uganda. A Case of Kamworkya II Parish

Type Thesis or Dissertation - Master Thesis
Title Ecological Sanitation: Attitudes Towards Urine Diverting Toilets and Reuse of Nutrients in Peri Urban Areas of Kampala, Uganda. A Case of Kamworkya II Parish
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Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2007
Abstract
Billions of people are living without access to safe hygienic means of personal sanitation. The sanitation gap is wide in developing countries where more people are increasingly becoming urbanised. Sanitation related diseases are some of the leading cause of mortality and morbidity among the population in developing countries especially children under age of 5 years. The responsible institutions are faced with challenge to provide suitable and affordable services to this increasing population. In Uganda, the urban poor are residing in the peri urban areas with inadequate sanitation facilities. The provision of conventional sanitation facilities are seen not be sustainable options due to contamination of both surface and underground water sources, congested housing structure and at the same time makes recycling and reuse of nutrients difficult. This study investigated attitudes towards urine diverting toilets in one of the peri urban areas in Kampala, Uganda, with the aim of finding out strategies to improve on awareness of ecological sanitation as well as popularise their use as alternative sanitation. Respondents’ views were collected through face to face interviews with 40 household respondents using a semi structured questionnaire and field observations of the household’s toilet in use as well as solid waste disposal. Four focus group discussions and 6 key informant interviews were also performed.

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