The Inclusion of Rights of People with Disabilities and Women and Girls in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Policy Documents and Programs of Bangladesh and Cambodia: Content Analysis Using EquiFrame

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Adam Biran¹  Jane Wilbur²  Islay Mactaggart²  Nathaniel Scherer²  Chelsea Huggett³  Mahfuj-ur Rahman⁴  Pharozin Pheng⁵ 

[1] Environmental Health Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK;International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK;WaterAid Australia, Melbourne, VIC 3002, Australia;WaterAid Bangladesh, Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh;WaterAid Cambodia, Phnom Penh 12207, Cambodia;

关键词: people with disabilities;    women and girls;    water;    sanitation and hygiene;    WASH;    policy;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph18105087

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

People with disabilities and as women and girls face barriers to accessing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services and facilities that fully meet their needs, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Women and girls with disabilities experience double discrimination. WASH policies should support and uphold the concepts of disability and gender inclusion, and they should also act as a guide to inform WASH programs and service delivery. Using a modified version of the EquiFrame content analysis tool, this study investigated the inclusion of 21 core concepts of human rights of people with disabilities and women and girls in 16 WASH policy documents and seven end-line program reports from Bangladesh and Cambodia. Included documents typically focused on issues of accessibility and neglected wider issues, including empowerment and support for caregivers. The rights of children and women with disabilities were scarcely focused on specifically, despite their individual needs, and there was a disconnect in the translation of certain rights from policy to practice. Qualitative research is needed with stakeholders in Bangladesh and Cambodia to investigate the inclusion and omission of core rights of people with disabilities, and women and girls, as well as the factors contributing to the translation of rights from policy to practice.

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