Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

Integrating WASH into HIV Interventions and Advancing Improved Sanitation Uptake: WASHplus Kenya End of Project Report

What started as an activity to integrate sanitation and hygiene practices into HIV/AIDS care and support programs has grown over the years into a holistic approach to prevent diarrhea among households at risk. USAID’s WASHplus project helped communities and households in Kenya make the connection between improved sanitation, healthy hygiene habits, and positive outcomes for people living with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV), their families, children, the elderly, and other vulnerable households.

Baseline Survey of Peri-Urban Sanitation and Hygiene in Cotonou, Abomey-Calavi, and Porto-Novo, Benin

Data from this study indicate that certain populations from the municipalities of Cotonou, Porto-Novo, and Abomey-Calavi lack basic hygiene and sanitation infrastructure even though they live in urban areas. The overall acceptability of conditions varies from one municipality to another. The results of the study reveal that nearly seven out of 10 households surveyed use an improved sanitation facility. The problem is less acute in Cotonou (79.9 percent) and Porto-Novo (67.6 percent) than in Abomey-Calavi (51.6 percent).

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