World Bank2014-03-262014-03-262013-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17392Access to improved sanitation is a major concern in the Lao People s Democratic Republic. Only 63 percent of the population of the country had access to improved sanitation facilities in 2010. Sanitation conditions are worse in rural areas. This study aims to generate evidence on the costs and benefits of sanitation improvements Lao PDR.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SANITATIONACCESS TO WATERANAL WASHINGANIMAL EXCRETABASIC SANITATIONBEHAVIOR CHANGEBENEFITS OF SANITATIONBIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDBODBOILING WATERBUCKET LATRINESCESSPOOLSCHANGES IN HYGIENE BEHAVIORCLEAN WATERCLEANLINESSCOMPOSTINGCONNECTIONDIARRHEADISEASE INCIDENCEDISPOSAL SYSTEMSDISSOLVED OXYGENDITCHESDRAINSDRINKING WATERDRINKING WATER SOURCEDRY PITENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHENVIRONMENTAL SANITATIONFECESFLUSH LATRINESFLUSH TOILETSGOOD SANITATIONGROUNDWATERHAND WASHINGHEALTH CAREHEALTH RISKSHUMAN EXCRETAHYGIENEINADEQUATE SANITATIONNATIONAL WATERNATIONAL WATER SUPPLYNUTRITIONAL STATUSODORSORAL DISEASESOXYGENPIPELINESPIT LATRINEPIT LATRINESPOOR WATER QUALITYPRIVATE TOILETPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC TOILETSPUBLIC WORKSPUMPING STATIONSQUALITATIVE ANALYSISQUALITY OF WATERQUANTITATIVE ANALYSISRIVERSRURAL POPULATIONRURAL SANITATIONSAFE SANITATIONSAFETYSANITATIONSANITATION ACCESSSANITATION COVERAGESANITATION COVERAGE BY REGIONSANITATION COVERAGE DATASANITATION FACILITIESSANITATION FACILITYSANITATION IMPROVEMENTSANITATION IMPROVEMENTSSANITATION INTERVENTIONSSANITATION OPTIONSSANITATION POLICIESSANITATION PRACTICESSANITATION PROBLEMSSANITATION PROGRAMSANITATION PROGRAMSSANITATION PROJECTSSANITATION SECTORSANITATION SERVICESSANITATION SOLUTIONSSANITATION TECHNOLOGIESSENSITIVITY ANALYSISSEPTIC TANKSEPTIC TANKSSERVICE CONNECTIONSSEWAGESEWER SYSTEMSEWERAGESEWERAGE CONNECTIONSEWERSSLUDGESLUM DWELLERSSOLID WASTESTORM WATERSURFACE WATERTOILETTOILET FACILITIESTOILETSTOTAL SANITATIONTREATED WASTEWATERTREATMENT FACILITIESURBAN AREAURBAN AREASURBAN HOUSEHOLDSWASTEWATERWASTEWATER TREATMENTWATER BODIESWATER CONTAMINATIONWATER POLLUTIONWATER QUALITYWATER RESOURCESWATER SOURCEWATER SOURCESWATER SUPPLIESWATER SUPPLYWATER USEWATER USERS10.1596/17392