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Research Paper | Social Science | India | Volume 8 Issue 3, March 2019

Gender, Religion and Sanitation Behaviour of People in the Bishnupur District of Manipur

Haomom Merina Devi

Abstract: The study aims to reveal the pattern of sanitation adoption behaviour among the people in the Bishnupur district of Manipur, to understand social and cultural variation, such as rural-urban residence, castes/ class/ tribe and religion that go along sanitation behaviour among the people and the gender difference of sanitation behaviour in the context. The paper therefore analyses the sanitation practices, habits or acts of individuals, household and community oriented to efficient disposal of disease- causing substances and as a result people get clean disease-free living and health protection. The studies surveyed here are divided into three categories, which are discussed in three levels; namely, personal, household and community levels and the gender difference of sanitation behaviour at personal, household, and community sanitation among the respondents of Bishnupur district of Manipur on the basis of primary data collected through a household survey.

Keywords: GENDER, RELIGION AND SANITATION BEHAVIOUR

Edition: Volume 8 Issue 3, March 2019,

Pages: 1697 - 1702

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