An overview of what the document contains is provided below. To download the document simply click on the "Download This Document" link. To visit the original page of where the document was aquired, click the "Visit The Original Source" link.
Title
RiPPLE - Promoting Sanitation and Hygiene to rural households: Lessons from experiences of Health Extension Workers and Community Health Promoters in SNNPR, Ethiopia
Abstract
This is a note of the findings and lessons arising from the research study carried out in 2009 on experiences of health extension workers (HEWs) and community health promoters (CHPs) in the Southern region of Ethiopia (SNNPR), in relation to promotion of sanitation and hygiene (S&H) in rural communities.
Aspects of S&H - including excreta disposal (construction and use of latrines), personal hygiene (hand washing at critical times) and water handling (e.g. safe storage of water in the household) - are promoted as part of the Health Extension Programme (HEP) of the Ministry of Health, amongst its different elements. The aim of promotion of S&H is to bring about changes in behaviour of communities and households in relation to their S&H practices.
The findings and lessons from the study in two districts (‘Woreda’) in SNNPR - Halaba Special Woreda and Mirab Abaya Woreda - were discussed at a Workshop held in Hawassa, SNNPR, on March 10th, 2010 which was convened by the RiPPLE Programme on behalf of the research team.
Download This Document
Visit The Original Source
|
