@article{29374,
  keywords = {South Asia, Sanitation, Open defecation, Central, Africa},
  author = {O{\textquoteright}Reilly K and Dhanju R and Goel A},
  title = {Exploring {\textquotedblleft}the remote{\textquotedblright} and {\textquotedblleft}the rural{\textquotedblright}: Open defecation and latrine use in Uttarakhand, India.},
  abstract = {<p>Open defecation is a major global health problem. The number of open defecators in India dwarfs that of other states, and most live in rural places. Open defecation is often approached as a problem scaled at the site of the individual, who makes a choice not to build and/or use a toilet. Attempts to end rural open defecation by targeting individuals, like social marketing or behavior change approaches, often ignore the structural inequalities that shape rural residents{\textquoteright} everyday lives. Our study explores the question, {\textquotedblleft}What is the role of remoteness in sustaining open defecation in rural India?{\textquotedblright} We deploy the concept of remoteness as an analytical tool that can capture everyday practices of open defecation as a function of physical and social distance. Using ethnographic methods, we interviewed and observed 70 participants in four villages in Uttarakhand, India over a three-month period in 2013. We find that remoteness in general, and its lived nuances, form a context for prevalent open defecation. Structural inequalities across space will need to be addressed to make latrine building and usage viable in remote places.</p>
},
  year = {2017},
  journal = {World Development},
  issn = {0305750X},
  url = {http://ac.els-cdn.com/S0305750X15306410/1-s2.0-S0305750X15306410-main.pdf?_tid=eededfd8-ed53-11e6-88aa-00000aab0f01\&acdnat=1486485722_410048b6b7d9b4be82a861af27654826},
  doi = {10.1016/j.worlddev.2016.12.022},
  language = {eng},
}