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• School is a good place to promote hygiene <strong>and</strong> sanitation practices<br />

<strong>and</strong> therefore teachers must be effective advocates <strong>of</strong> sanitation<br />

practices.<br />

• Promotion h<strong>and</strong> wash<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> school reduces diarrheal episodes.<br />

• Adequate school latr<strong>in</strong>e design plays an important role <strong>in</strong> keep<strong>in</strong>g<br />

students <strong>in</strong> school while advocat<strong>in</strong>g sanitation practices.<br />

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One latr<strong>in</strong>e should be used by no more then 30 student<br />

Bathrooms should be gender specific<br />

1 <strong>in</strong> 10 African school-aged girls do not attend dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />

menstruation <strong>and</strong> consequently short absences compound<br />

over time <strong>and</strong> negatively impacts a girl’s learn<strong>in</strong>g abilities<br />

School girls drop out rate <strong>in</strong>creases due to a lack <strong>of</strong> private<br />

<strong>and</strong> clean sanitation facilities.

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