Policy, programs, and activities for promotion of water, sanitation and hygiene practices in schools of India

Sarika U Dakhode; Abhay M Gaidhane; Sonali G Choudhari

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2102_21

Policy, programs, and activities for promotion of water, sanitation and hygiene practices in schools of India

J Family Med Prim Care. 2022 Aug;11(8):4310-4318. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2102_21. Epub 2022 Aug 30.

Authors

Sarika U Dakhode¹, Abhay M Gaidhane¹, Sonali G Choudhari¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, DMIMS (DU), Sawngi (M) Wardha, Maharashtra, India.

Abstract

The data has been compiled from peer-reviewed journals, published books, some organizational reports, and papers from conferences. The major electronic databases that have been utilized for this review, to collect publications that are relevant to the research aims include Google Scholar, PubMed, and Science Direct databases. The keywords used to search were WASH, Hygiene, School, Policy, and Programs. In addition, primary explorations were also steered in the Johns Hopkins Health Resource and US CDC Library, and Ministry of Health and family welfare, India.

Keywords: Hygiene; WASH; programmes; sanitation; school; water.

Publication types

Review