Visible and invisible risks: Exploring washing and hygiene practices with women living on low income in Kenya

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Glasgow
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liverpool
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorUK Research and Innovation
cg.contributor.donorBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierOlivia Howland: 0000-0003-4109-7833
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2021.1887314
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn1744-1692
cg.issue6
cg.journalGlobal Public Health
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.ilriHUMAN HEALTH
cg.subject.ilriWOMEN
cg.subject.ilriZOONOTIC DISEASES
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-being
cg.volume17
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, J.
dc.contributor.authorHowland, Olivia
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-01T17:20:24Zen
dc.date.available2021-03-01T17:20:24Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/111692
dc.titleVisible and invisible risks: Exploring washing and hygiene practices with women living on low income in Kenyaen
dcterms.abstractShifting environmental conditions and poor or insufficient hygiene facilitates the transmission of bacteria and viruses between and within species of animals; between humans; and between humans and animals. Taking a One Health perspective, we used interviews to explore with 20 women living on low income in Kenya: their gendered hygiene practices and daily contact with animals; how and why they access water and sanitation facilities for themselves, their families, and any livestock; and their understandings of (zoonotic) health risks and disease transmission within their local environments. The women described how they worked every day to keep bodies and homes clean by washing bodies, surfaces and clothes. Women's hygiene practices focussed on removing visible dirt partly because of concerns for health but also to support their families’ social standing in their community. While they were less aware of any ‘invisible’ risks to health through contact with animals or other hazards present in their daily living environments, most exercised care to source and manage water for drinking. Contaminated water was recognised as a risk to health suggesting that in this case, women accepted that there were ‘invisible risks’ to health, even in clear water, and took steps to mitigate them.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.available2021-02-26
dcterms.bibliographicCitationRobinson, J. and Howland, O. 2022. Visible and invisible risks: Exploring washing and hygiene practices with women living on low income in Kenya. Global Public Health.en
dcterms.extent1002-1015
dcterms.issued2022-06-03
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherInforma UK Limited
dcterms.subjecthealthen
dcterms.subjectwomenen
dcterms.subjectzoonosesen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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