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Religion and Sanitation Practices

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dc.contributor.authorAdukia, Anjali
dc.contributor.authorAlsan, Marcella
dc.contributor.authorBabiarz, Kim
dc.contributor.authorGoldhaber-Fiebert, Jeremy D.
dc.contributor.authorPrince, Lea
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-20T18:12:03Z
dc.date.available2023-12-20T18:12:03Z
dc.date.issued2019-10-26
dc.description.abstractIn India, infant mortality among Hindus is higher than among Muslims, and religious differences in sanitation practices have been cited as a contributing factor. To explore whether religion itself is associated with differences in sanitation practices, this study compares sanitation practices of Hindus and Muslims living in the same locations using three nationally representative data sets from India. Across all three data sets, the unconditional religion-specific gap in latrine ownership and latrine use declines by approximately two-thirds when conditioning on location characteristics or including location fixed effects. Further, the estimates do not show evidence of religion-specific differences in other sanitation practices, such as handwashing or observed fecal material near homes. Household sanitation practices vary substantially across areas of India, but religion itself has less direct influence when considering differences between Hindus and Muslims within the same location.en
dc.identifier.citationThe World Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/40776
dc.identifier.issn0258-6770 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1564-698X (online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40776
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherPublished by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectRELIGION
dc.subjectCULTURE
dc.titleReligion and Sanitation Practicesen
dc.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.associatedcontenthttps://academic.oup.com/wber/article/35/2/287/5607661 Journal website (version of record)
okr.crossref.titleReligion and Sanitation Practices
okr.date.disclosure2023-12-20
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Journal Article
okr.identifier.doidoi.org/10.1093/wber/lhz016
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40776
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pagenumber287–302
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health and Sanitation
okr.volume35 (2)
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