Impact of a multi-level intervention, Sundara Grama, on latrine use and safe disposal of child faeces in rural Odisha, India

ABSTRACT

Odisha state has one of the lowest rates of sanitation coverage in India. According to the 2015-2016 India National Family Health Survey, coverage was only 23 per cent in rural areas. The sanitation context of rural Puri district, the location of this research, was better than the overall context of the state, with 36.8 per cent of households having an improved sanitation facility.