期刊名称：International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies
印刷版ISSN：2349-6711
电子版ISSN：2349-6959
出版年度：2016
期号：6880
页码：252-263
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出版社：Scholar Publications
摘要：Mahatma Gandhi stated that sanitation is more important than independence. In broader senses, sanitation includes safe disposal of human and animal excreta, safe storage and handling of drinking water, personal hygiene, cleanliness of the house, food hygiene, safe disposal of waste water, safe disposal of solid waste and community hygiene etc. At present, people of the world, particularly in developing countries, more than 2.5 billion and 100 million, have been failing to access basic sanitation facilities and good hygiene practice respectively. In India, the scenario is very pathetic as more than 53% of Indian population defecates in the open. Empirical study in Bikrampur G.P., Bankura, West Bengal shows that, most of the people (more than 80%) of the study area are not under basic sanitation facilities. Due to lack of awareness, they neither practice handwashing in critical times, nor treated drinking water and other important hygienic practice in their day-today lives. There are distinct spatial pattern of each mouza in respect of sanitation status as well as hygienic practice. The people of the area have been suffering from symptoms of various diseases closely related with poor hygiene practices. Key words: Sanitation, Open Defecation, Hygiene Practice.
