Improved sanitation and hygiene status (Bangladesh)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the sanitation, hygiene, and water supply conditions in Jhenaidah Municipality. The study is cross-sectional and gathers data from Jhenaidah Municipality using both quantitative and qualitative methods. There are 9 wards in the Jhenaidah Municipality. 381 randomly chosen households within the Jhenaidah Municipality participated in the survey, which was followed by focus group discussion and key informant interviews with relevant stakeholders. Data entry and analysis was done using computer software, e.g., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The percentage of people that drink water from tube wells was about 59.6%. For hand washing, around 83.7% of people used soap. Most females who had periods use sanitary napkins 83.2% of the total. The majority of people (64.3%) used septic tanks, while 35.7% use pits. In the average household, 1% of people shared a toilet. 91% of people used sandals on the toilet, and around 64.3% used taped water. Weekly toilet cleaning was done by 99% of people. In comparison, 61.9% did not clean the pit or septic tank after 10–15 years, whereas 5.2% do so after 3–4 years. The pit or tank was emptied manually by around 32.3% of people and mechanically by about 6% of people. For waste collection, about 21.5% of people connected with the service provider and paid 100 taka monthly. Access to drainage system facilities was available to about 27.8% of the people. There was no drainage system or service provider for the households in Wards 1 and 3. Pourashava and NGOs could take steps to increase awareness about mechanical emptying and properly dispose of the sludge.