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An investigation into the perceived sanitation challenges in the Eastern Cape rural communities

Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya
Health SA Gesondheid | Vol 11, No 1 | a212 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v11i1.212 | © 2006 Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 10 November 2006 | Published: 10 November 2006

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Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

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There is a dearth of information on studies that have sought to examine qualitatively the sanitation challenges that rural communities experience.

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Kwalitatiewe navorsing is gedoen om die strukturele, ekonomiese, opvoedkundige, sosiale en tegnologiese uitdagings wat landelike gemeenskappe van die Oos-Kaap met betrekking tot sanitasie in die gesig staar, te ondersoek.

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