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ERIC Number: ED608355
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 11
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Effects of Community Sanitation Program on the Awareness of Environmental Sustainability in Assam, India
Online Submission, International Quarterly of Community Health Education v39 n1 p51-61 2018
Community sanitation is now an essential issue of environmental sustainability. In recently, community-led total sanitation program is going in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Kenya with the help of government and nongovernmental organizations. In this context, a community sanitation program was organized in Silchar, India, in which the students, local community members, and university professors directly and indirectly participated and gave their valuable feedback. The study aimed to evaluate the effects of community sanitation program on the awareness of environmental sustainability. In this empirical research design, 20 university students, 6 university professors, and 14 local people participated in the community sanitation and hands-on activity program organized on the roadside of Silchar Medical College & Hospital and Irongmara Market nearer to the Assam University, Silchar. The participants' responses towards the feedback cum questionnaire was analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis H test resulted significant effects of community sanitation program on the awareness of environmental sustainability.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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