Influence from the Increase of Water Supply Facilities on Water Use and Hygiene Behaviors in Rural Uganda

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25300051
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Cultural anthropology
• Research Institution: Toyo University
• Principal Investigator: Sugita Elli 東洋大学, 国際学部, 教授 (20511322)
• Research Collaborator: Val Curtis London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Director of Hygiene Centre ; Edward Kirumira Makerere University, Director of Sociology Department
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: ウガンダ / 水・衛生 / 行動変容 / ライフヒストリー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aimed to identify the influence from the increased number of water supply facilities in a rural area where there is no piped water and depends on boreholes. In 15 years, the number of boreholes increased from two to 16, and as a result, the average distance from households to water points reduced by one-third. However, the amount of water available at the household level changed from 7.9 to 9.8 liter/person/day only. Handwashing behavior also did not have much of a positive effect. Labor for fetching water reduced, according to the voices of women, though the data shows the number of trips to water points have increased. The usage of bicycles which enables carrying more water had also reduced. This may be due to the fact that bicycle ownership belongs to men and its use is controlled by men. The effect on the reduction of labor may not be as straightforward as it is generally assumed.

Free Research Field

文化人類学