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Open defecation

Open defecation is the human practice of defecating outside ("in the open") rather than into a toilet. People may choose fields, bushes, forests, ditches, streets, canals, or other open spaces for defecation. They do so either because they do not have a toilet readily accessible or due to archaic traditional cultural practices. The practice is common…

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Open defecation

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Triples142
Avg. degree1.98
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Open defecation

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related to India · 19
Open defecation → According, Bill, During Phase, In October, In September, India, Indian, Indians, Melinda Gates Foundation, Modi, Narendra Modi, Phase, SBM, Swachh Bharat Mission, The Economic Times, There, UNICEF, With, World Bank
related to Terminology · 17
Open defecation → For, JMP, Joint Monitoring Programme, MDG Number, MDGs, Millennium, Open, Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goal Number, The, The JMP, This, UN International Year, UNICEF, WASH, Water Supply, WHO
related to Countries with high numbers · 15
Open defecation → As, Central Africa, In, JMP, MDG, Millennium Development Goal, Most, Sanitation, South Asia, The, The Joint Monitoring Programme, This, UNICEF, Water Supply, WHO
has prevention · 10
Open defecation → Ability, CLTS, Focus, Motivation, Opportunity, SaniFOAM, Several, Strategies, The, Using
related to United States · 9
Open defecation → An, In San Francisco, Los Angeles, Many, Miami, Poop Patrol, San Francisco, Similar, This
related to Open defecation free · 8
Open defecation → CLTS, Drinking Water, ODF, Open, Sanitation, The, The Indian Ministry, This
related to Safety of women · 8
Open defecation → Facing, In, Lack, Reports, The, There, They, Women
related to Pakistan · 6
Open defecation → As, In, Pakistan, Pakistanis, UNICEF, WaterAid
related to Unrelated to toilet infrastructure · 6
Open defecation → In, Older, Some, They, This, While
is a · 5
Open defecation → human practice of defecating outside, indicator being used to measure progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal Number 6, intentional and widely used means of fertilization.People with fecal incontinence can have abrupt 'emergencies' and not enough time to access a toilet, part of people's life and daily habits in some regions, preferred practice in some parts of the world

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open defecation sanitation people toilets toilet practice used defecate water lack public countries poverty areas health due use women access

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Open defecationis ahuman practice of defecating outside0.90text
Open defecationis aindicator being used to measure progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal Number 60.90text
Open defecationis apart of people's life and daily habits in some regions0.90text
Open defecationis apreferred practice in some parts of the world0.90text
Open defecationis aintentional and widely used means of fertilization.People with fecal incontinence can have abrupt 'emergencies' and not enough time to access a toilet0.90text
snakesinstance ofor the presence of animals0.80text
dogsinstance ofor the presence of animals0.80text
social interactioninstance ofand having distinct benefits0.80text
physical comfortinstance ofand having distinct benefits0.80text
camping in remote areasinstance ofOpen defecation in developed areas is also considered to be a part of recreational outdoor activities0.80text
Open defecationhas preventionStrategies0.60section
Open defecationhas preventionCLTS0.60section

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