Open defecation in rural India, 2015-16: Levels and trends in NFHS-4

Authors

Diane Coffey, The University of Texas at Austin
Dean Spears, The University of Texas at Austin

Article Type

Research Article

Publication Title

Economic and Political Weekly

Abstract

The Government of India's NFHS-4 offers the best new data on open defecation in rural India to be released in over a decade. Although open defecation has become less common than it was 10 years ago, it is still highly prevalent, with more than half of rural households reporting open defecation. On average, change has been slow, even during the period of the Swachh Bharat Mission.

First Page

10

Last Page

13

Publication Date

3-3-2018

Recommended Citation

Coffey, Diane and Spears, Dean, "Open defecation in rural India, 2015-16: Levels and trends in NFHS-4" (2018). Journal Articles. 1446.
https://digitalcommons.isical.ac.in/journal-articles/1446