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The present investigation was undertaken to study the existing Practices of rural women related to environmental sanitation. The study was conducted in six villages under Jorhat Development Block of Jorhat District of Assam. A sample of 100 respondents were selected randomly with probability proportional sampling technique and the data were collected with the help of interview schedule. The study revealed that the existing practices of non-tribal women were highly satisfactory then tribal women.
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References
Adak, D.K. 1990.Environmental sanitation and personal hygiene among the rural jaintias9Meghalaya). Journal of North East India.15(1):65-68
Aujla, P., Oberoi, K., Jindal, U. and Kaur, S. 1988. A study on sanitary and health status of rural households of Ludhiana district. Journal of Maharastra Agricultural University.13(1): 73-76.
Bora, M. M. 1994. A study on health habits and sanitary practices of housewives of cattle farmers in Kamrup district of Assam. Unpublished Ph. D. thesis, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat.
Ministry of Health, 1998. In : Mitra, S.(1998) Rural sanitation in India- Issues and operations. Proceeding of the national seminar on rural sanitation. Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission, New Delhi.
Rajkhowa, B. 1994. A study on environmental sanitation of rural households in Golaghat district, Assam. unpublished M.Sc (H.Sc) Thesis, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat.
Saikia, Baruah, M. and Hazarika, D. 1997. Status of environmental sanitation of rural families of Jorhat district of Assam. Journal of Agriculture Science Society of North East India. 10(2):233-238
Sardana, S. 1988. A study of existing sanitary condition of rural households in Harayana. Harayana Agricultural University Journal of Research.18(2):153-155.
Setty, D.E. 1981. Rural sanitation need for a perspective plan. Social Welfare.XXXVIII:1-2.
Sidhu, M., Virk, M.K. and Singh, S. 1999. Effect of sanitation on health status of rural households. A study of Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Indian Journal of Ecology.20(1):90-93.
Singh, A. 1982. Evaluation of smokeless chullah. Rural India.12(2):10-12.