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Religion and Sanitation Practices / Anjali Adukia.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Adukia, Anjali.
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Culture.
- Culture and Development.
- Fecal Contamination.
- Handwashing.
- Health and Sanitation.
- Health, Nutrition and Population.
- Hygiene.
- Infant Mortality.
- Latrine Use.
- Religion.
- Sanitation.
- Urbanization.
- Water.
- Local Subjects:
- Culture.
- Culture and Development.
- Fecal Contamination.
- Handwashing.
- Health and Sanitation.
- Health, Nutrition and Population.
- Hygiene.
- Infant Mortality.
- Latrine Use.
- Religion.
- Sanitation.
- Urbanization.
- Water.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (29 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2020.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Infant mortality among Hindus is higher than among Muslims in India, 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.
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