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Tools for designing a credible survey of open defecation

r.i.c.e., on February 8th, 2018

This note summarizes r.i.c.e.’s recommendations for how to design and implement a household survey measuring open defecation. We have already shared these recommendations on prior occasions, including in meetings with government officials and multilateral agencies, in articles in the media,...Read More..

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Survey measurement of open defecation in rural India

r.i.c.e., on January 29th, 2018

The Swatch Bharat Mission has announced the important goal of eliminating open defecation in India. One key part of the Government's guidelines to achieve this goal is a latrine use and open defecation surveillance survey. In the 69th round of...Read More..

Hindi Handout for government servants to promote latrine use

r.i.c.e., on January 20th, 2015

We developed a handout for a state government to help state government employees, such as ASHAs, Anganwadi Sevikas, Panchayat Secretaries and others to promote latrine use. Suggestions to improve the handout are welcome. Please feel free to use and modify...Read More..

SQUAT Policy Brief 1: What can be done to end open defecation in India?

r.i.c.e., on September 1st, 2014

This policy brief presents policy solutions based on research summarized in "Revealed Preference for Open Defecation: Evidence from a new survey in rural north India," a research paper by Diane Coffey, Aashish Gupta, Payal Hathi, Nidhi Khurana, Nikhil Srivastav, and...Read More..

SQUAT Research Brief 1: Summary of SQUAT Survey research findings

r.i.c.e., on June 1st, 2014

This research brief summarizes "Revealed preference for open defecation: Evidence from a new survey in rural north India," a research paper by Diane Coffey, Aashish Gupta, Payal Hathi, Nidhi Khurana, Dean Spears, Nikhil Srivastav, and Sangita Vyas. Read the full...Read More..

SQUAT One Page Memo: Ending open defecation requires changing minds

r.i.c.e., on June 1st, 2014

This one-page memo presents findings based on research summarized in "Revealed Preference for Open Defecation: Evidence from a new survey in rural north India," a research paper by Diane Coffey, Aashish Gupta, Payal Hathi, Nidhi Khurana, Nikhil Srivastav, and Sangita...Read More..

Can food alone resolve “malnutrition”?: Stunting, open defecation, and the urgency a of policy response

r.i.c.e., on February 15th, 2014

Evidence in the medical and epidemiological literature has documented that germs in feces can stunt children’s growth. This is in part due to diarrhea, and possibly in part due to enteropathy (Humphrey, 2009): chronic changes in the lining of the...Read More..

Sanitation and Stunting Research Brief

r.i.c.e., on February 1st, 2013

This brief is primarily based on a research paper by Dean Spears: “The Nutritional Value of Toilets: How much international variation in child height can sanitation explain?” The full paper, with the details of all computations and conclusions, is available...Read More..