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Abstract

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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Environmental sanitation rural women

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Gogoi, P. S. ., Sharma, J. . ., & Das, M. D. (2014). Existing practices of rural women related to environmental sanitation. Environment Conservation Journal, 15(1&2), 161–169. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2014.151221

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