Eliminating open defecation practices in a community may often require that both household and public latrines are hygienic and provide privacy or have a handwashing facility nearby. In Chad, 69 percent of the population still practiced open defecation between 2015 and 2018.
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WHO, & UNICEF. (June 15, 2019). Share of the population who practice open defecation in households and communities worldwide between 2015 and 2018, by select country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043483/open-defecation-households-community-global/
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WHO, UNICEF. (2019). Share of the population who practice open defecation in households and communities worldwide between 2015 and 2018, by select country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043483/open-defecation-households-community-global/
WHO, and UNICEF. "Share of The Population Who Practice Open Defecation in Households and Communities Worldwide between 2015 and 2018, by Select Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043483/open-defecation-households-community-global/
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