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The influence of culture on open defaecation in some basic schools in selected districts in Ghana: A preliminary study

Open defaecation has remained a major public and environmental health concern which has gained global attention. This study explored cultural factors including superstition, taboo, norms and values influencing open defaecation behaviour among basic school pupils in the Eastern and Volta Regions all...

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Autores principales:	Adjibolosoo, Saviour Victor, Ofori, Benjamin Dankyira, Adongo, Philip Baba, Afranie, Stephen, Yirenya-Tawiah, Dzidzo Regina
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2020
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7537866/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33021987 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239491

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