What is Open defecation?

What is Open defecation?

Open defecation means people defecate in open spaces such as fields, bushes, forests, open bodies of water rather than using the toilet.

Hazards of Open Defecation: It is important factor in causing various diseases like intestinal worm infections, diarrhoea, polio, hepatitis etc.

Prevention: Creating awareness about adverse impact of open defecation on health, changing behavioural habit of people, building of community toilets etc.

Sikkim is the first state, Himachal Pradesh is second and Kerala is third state to become Open Defecation Free.