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Toilet training: what can the cookstove sector learn from improved sanitation promotion?

Sesan, Temilade; Jewitt, Sarah; Clifford, Mike; Ray, Charlotte

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Temilade Sesan

SARAH JEWITT SARAH.JEWITT@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Human Geography and Development

Charlotte Ray



Abstract

Within the domain of public health, commonalities exist between the sanitation and cookstove sectors. Despite these commonalities and the grounds established for cross-learning between both sectors, however, there has not been much evidence of knowledge exchange across them to date. Our paper frames this as a missed opportunity for the cookstove sector, given the capacity for user-centred innovation and multi-scale approaches demonstrated in the sanitation sector. The paper highlights points of convergence and divergence in the approaches used in both sectors, with particular focus on behaviour change approaches that go beyond the level of the individual. The analysis highlights the importance of the enabling environment, community-focused approaches and locally-specific contextual factors in promoting behavioural change in the sanitation sector. Our paper makes a case for the application of such approaches to cookstove interventions, especially in light of their ability to drive sustained change by matching demand-side motivations with supply-side opportunities.

Citation

Sesan, T., Jewitt, S., Clifford, M., & Ray, C. (2018). Toilet training: what can the cookstove sector learn from improved sanitation promotion?. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 28(6), 667-682. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2018.1503235

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 18, 2018
Online Publication Date Aug 2, 2018
Publication Date Aug 2, 2018
Deposit Date Jul 20, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal International Journal of Environmental Health Research
Print ISSN 0960-3123
Electronic ISSN 1369-1619
Publisher Taylor and Francis
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 28
Issue 6
Pages 667-682
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2018.1503235
Keywords behaviour change communication; clean cooking; community-wide participatory approaches; improved sanitation; multi-level approaches
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/947200
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09603123.2018.1503235
Additional Information This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Environmental Health Research on 2 August 2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09603123.2018.1503235.

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