

@article {6546,
	title = {Modelling latrine diffusion in {Benin}: towards a community typology of demand for improved sanitation in developing countries},
	journal = {Journal of Water and Health},
	volume = {8},
	number = {1},
	year = {2010},
	month = {mar},
	pages = {166{\textendash}183},
	abstract = {Latrine diffusion patterns across 502 villages in Benin, West Africa, were analysed to explore factors driving initial and increasing levels of household adoption in low-coverage rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Variables explaining adoption related to population density, size, infrastructure/services, non-agricultural occupations, road and urban proximity, and the nearby latrine adoption rate, capturing differences in the physical and social environment, lifestyles and latrine exposure involved in stimulating status/prestige and well-being reasons for latrine adoption. Contagion was most important in explaining adoption initiation. Cluster analysis revealed four distinct village typologies of demand for latrines which provide a framework for tailoring promotional interventions to better match the different sanitation demand characteristics of communities in scaling-up sanitation development and promotion programmes.},
	keywords = {Attitudes, Benin, Cluster Analysis, Developing Countries, Family Characteristics, Health Knowledge, Practice, Public Health Practice, Rural Population, Socioeconomic Factors, Toilet Facilities},
	issn = {1477-8920},
	doi = {10.2166/wh.2009.111},
	author = {Jenkins, Marion W. and Cairncross, Sandy}
}
