Notes on Toilets and Hygiene: Perspectives from Households and Businesses in Port-au-Prince and Carrefour
- Households desire flush toilets for comfort, lack of odor, and ease of cleaning.
- Cost and tenancy are major barriers to upgrading sanitation facilities.
- Handwashing knowledge is high, but practice is limited due to lack of facilities.
- Households are generally satisfied with available sanitation services but unconcerned about waste management outside their compounds.
- Word-of-mouth is the primary means of promotion for sanitation goods and services.
This technical note offers insights into household and business perspectives on sanitation products and hygiene in Port-au-Prince and Carrefour, Haiti. It supplements a larger study on water and sanitation data collection in the metropolitan area. The assessment explores the availability and perception of sanitation products (goods and services), constraints and drivers related to accessing and utilizing them, and extrinsic and intrinsic motivations related to sanitation and hygiene behaviors. The findings cover products, retail and service delivery, pricing, and promotion, aligning with the framework used by DINEPA and development partners in Haiti.
How to cite
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), 2017, Notes on Toilets and Hygiene: Perspectives from Households and Businesses in Port-au-Prince and Carrefour, https://publications.iadb.org/en/notes-toilets-and-hygiene-perspectives-households-and-businesses-port-au-prince-and-carrefour