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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

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  • Nathaniel Scherer

    (International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK)

  • Islay Mactaggart

    (International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK)

  • Chelsea Huggett

    (WaterAid Australia, Melbourne, VIC 3002, Australia)

  • Pharozin Pheng

    (WaterAid Cambodia, Phnom Penh 12207, Cambodia)

  • Mahfuj-ur Rahman

    (WaterAid Bangladesh, Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh)

  • Adam Biran

    (Environmental Health Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK)

  • Jane Wilbur

    (International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK)

Abstract

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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  • Nathaniel Scherer & Islay Mactaggart & Chelsea Huggett & Pharozin Pheng & Mahfuj-ur Rahman & Adam Biran & Jane Wilbur, 2021. "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," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-19, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:10:p:5087-:d:552435
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