Where Shared Sanitation is the Only Immediate Option: A Research Agenda for Shared Sanitation in Densely Populated Low-Income Urban Settings.

Tidwell, James B; Chipungu, Jenala; Ross, Ian; Antwi-Agyei, Prince; Alam, Mahbub-Ul; Tumwebaze, Innocent K; Norman, Guy; Cumming, Oliver; Simiyu, Sheillah; (2020) Where Shared Sanitation is the Only Immediate Option: A Research Agenda for Shared Sanitation in Densely Populated Low-Income Urban Settings. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 104 (2). pp. 429-432. ISSN 0002-9637 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0985

Abstract

Shared sanitation is not currently accepted within the international normative definitions of "basic" or "safely managed" sanitation. We argue that pro-poor government strategies and investment plans must include high-quality shared sanitation as an intermediate step in some densely populated urban areas. User experience must be considered in establishing the definition of high quality. We call for additional research on effective interventions to reach these quality standards and for the development of rigorous measures applicable to global monitoring.