Do school Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene facilities affect students' health status, attendance, and educational achievements? A qualitative study in Nepal
The lack of safe and sufficient drinking water, unimproved sanitation, and poor hygiene facilities were seen by students and teachers as reducing their health and well-being, school attendance, and academic performance. Thus, schools need prioritize and promote the provision of improved WASH facilities for the betterment of students' health, attendance, and educational proficiency.
Authors
- Shanti Prasad Khanal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6001-9502)
- Ramesh Adhikari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6085-6068)
- Devaraj Acharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0847-4836)
- Mohan Kumar Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7600-8223)
- Edwin van Teijlingen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5523-8583)
Institutions
- Tribhuvan University (NP)
- Bournemouth University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.2293
- Citations
- 14
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33