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ArticleBMJ global health2019

Explaining the outcomes of the 'Clean India' campaign: institutional behaviour and sanitation transformation in India.

Val Curtis

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Article in BMJ global health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Val CurtisDCD, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8994-2878
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMany less developed countries are struggling to provide universal access to safe sanitation, but in the past 5 years India has almost reached its target of eliminating open defaecation.

objectiveTo understand how the Indian government effected this sanitation transformation.

methodsThe study employed interviews with 17 actors in the government's 'Clean India' programme across the national capital and four states, which were analysed using a theory of change grounded in Behaviour Centred Design.

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conclusionsThough many challenges remain, governments seeking to achieve the sustainable development goal of universal access to safe sanitation can emulate the success of India's

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environmental healthhygienepublic health

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PMID31646010
PMCPMC6782037
OpenAlexW2977121540

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