Adoption and Sustained Use of the Arborloo in Rural Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study Public

Abstract

In rural Ethiopia, 81% of the population utilized unimproved or no sanitation in 2011. 16.2% of the total burden of disease and 14.9% of all deaths in Ethiopia were attributable to water, sanitation, and hygiene in 2004. In 1999, Peter Morgan developed the arborloo, a low-cost, composting toilet, for use in rural areas with poor sanitation coverage. The arborloo allows users to plant trees on their nutrient rich composted excreta.

CRS began promoting the arborloo in 2004 and has provided 80,000 arborloos to Ethiopian households. We assessed the adoption of the arborloo and sustained arborloo use in CRS intervention communities. We collected 690 household surveys including GIS data and conducted 24 key informant interviews and 33 in depth interviews.

The arborloo had high rates of adoption in study areas. CRS reached 462 (67.0%) of surveyed households. We found strong evidence that arborloo usage was sustained. Of the 462 households who ever had the arborloo, 352 (76.2%) had sustained arborloo use at the time of the survey. Sustainability was most strongly associated with use of the arborloo pit for planting, male head of household having some education, receipt of a cement slab, and socio-economic status.

Table of Contents

1. LITERATURE REVIEW
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Sanitation Gap
1.3. Sanitation Gap in Ethiopia
1.4. Health Effects of Poor Sanitation Coverage
1.5. Ecological Sanitation
1.6. Risks and Challenges Associated with Eco-san
1.7. The Arborloo

2. STUDY BACKGROUND
2.1. CRS Arborloo Intervention Background
2.2. Current Study Justification and Background
2.3. Expanded Research Aims and Problem Statement

3. MANUSCRIPT
3.1. Abstract
3.2. Key Words
3.3. Introduction
3.4. Methodology
3.5. Results
3.6. Discussion

4. FINAL THOUGHTS
4.1. Conclusions
4.2. Recommendations

5. REFERENCES

6. APPENDICIES
6.1. Survey Tool and Consent
6.2. Key Informant Interview Guide and Consent
6.3. In-depth Interview Guide and Consent
6.4. IRB Letter

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School	Rollins School of Public Health
Department	Environmental Health
Degree	MPH
Submission	Master's Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Health Sciences, Public Health
Mot-clé	Adoption Ethiopia Sustainability Arborloo Catholic Relief Services Ecological Sanitation
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Freeman, Matthew, Emory University
Committee Members	Tolbert, Paige, Emory University
Partnering Agencies	International Non-governmental organization (e.g., CARE, Inc.)

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