| institution | Přírodovědecká fakulta, Universita Karlova |
| e-mail | jirka.hasman@seznam.cz |
| dates | June 13th – 16th (3 nights) |
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| Title of contribution: |
| A systematic review of contextual factors affecting sanitation in rural areas of developing countries |
Abstract:
Sanitation – an access and consistent use of hygienic toilets – has been recognized among major global development issues incorporated into the Sustainable Development Goals. Consequently, both interventions and research into sanitation in developing countries has gained momentum in recent years. Almost all of this research has a form of various case studies focusing on situations in individual countries, regions, and localities. Reviews and meta-analyses are still scare and their implications for sanitation practitioners are inherently limited by a large heterogeneity of existing evidence. Due to the latter constraint, instead of attempting for a traditional review of outcomes attained by individual sanitation interventions, this paper seeks to provide a systematic review of contextual factors that affect sanitation outcomes and, therefore, can influence both design and success of sanitation interventions. From 19,109 studies found by initial search only 102 met our selection criteria and just 7 of them were appraised as high and 33 as above-average quality, so we could include them into the final sample. This presentation will focus on both the reasoning behind our systematic review of contextual factors and main findings extracted from the sample of 40 studies that met our selection criteria.
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