Nature’s Call
Impacts of Sanitation Choices in Orissa, India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7756331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katherine L Dickinson (0000-0001-6390-200X, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research), Patil (0000-0002-0226-3977, University of California, Berkeley), Sumeet R Patil, Subhrendu K Pattanayak (0000-0003-2021-5511, Duke University), Christine Poulos (0000-0001-7810-3411, RTI International), Jui-Hen Yang (Pacific Environment) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-29 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Development and Cultural Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0079 • E-ISSN: 1539-2988 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/682958 |
| OpenAlex | W2267605752 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 40 |
Worldwide, over 2.5 billion people lack access to basic sanitation, a situation that contributes to 2 million annual diarrhea-related child deaths and substantial morbidity. Yet rigorous evaluations of sanitation behaviors and their health and welfare impacts are rare. This article uses a randomized sanitation promotion campaign in Orissa, India, to evaluate child health and household welfare outcomes. The sanitation campaign increased households’ ownership and use of latrines and improved children’s mid-upper-arm circumference, height, and weight z-scores. Switching from open defecation to latrine use also saved time and increased satisfaction in sanitation conditions. We use our results to illustrate the cost-benefit calculus underlying this seemingly unglamorous and mundane household choice with potentially large environmental externalities
Business · Development economics · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Natural resource economics · Sanitation · Socioeconomics · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Environmental Engineering · Environmental Science · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Social and Economic Development in India
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,64 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |