Abstract
Abstract The Rohingya people are now living in overcrowded refugee camps and makeshift settlements with low standards of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). This study was conducted to examine WASH practices and associated risk factors among the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The present study comprised 350 participants with data collected via a semi-structured questionnaire. Most respondents (84%) did not have good knowledge concerning WASH. Furthermore, 50.3% had unsafe WASH practices, 38.6% had fair WASH practices, and 11.1% had safe WASH practices. WASH practices were significantly associated with age, education, marital status, and WASH knowledge. The implementation of an effective WASH awareness program is required along with improved water supply and sanitation to improve WASH practices among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
Highlights
Access to safe drinking water, improved sanitation, and good hygiene are among the prime concerns around the globe (Joshi et al )
The unsanitary living conditions accompanied by poor water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices have facilitated the emergence of many infectious diseases, i.e., diarrhea, cholera, chickenpox, and diphtheria. (Ahmed et al ; Cousins ; Hsan Naher & Siddique )
The study found that WASH practices were significantly associated with age (χ2 1⁄4 25.237, p 1⁄4 0.001), education (χ2 1⁄4 42.734, p < 0.001), marital status (χ2 1⁄4 15.462, p < 0.001), and WASH knowledge (χ2 1⁄4 15.978, p 1⁄4 0.003) (Table 2)
Summary
Access to safe drinking water, improved sanitation, and good hygiene are among the prime concerns around the globe (Joshi et al ). The Rohingya refugees originating from Myanmar are one of the most ill-treated and persecuted refugee groups in the world (Milton et al ) They have faced governmentsponsored discrimination, detention, violence, and torture in their native country of Myanmar, and have fled to neighboring countries, Bangladesh (Bhatia et al ). Hsan et al | Factors associated with the practice of WASH among the Rohingya refugees. Bazar district of Bangladesh, bringing the total number of Rohingya refugees residing in Bangladesh to approximately 910,000 (UNHCR ). The unsanitary living conditions accompanied by poor water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices have facilitated the emergence of many infectious diseases, i.e., diarrhea, cholera, chickenpox, and diphtheria. WASH practices were labeled as safe (>14/18), fair (9–14/18), or unsafe (
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