Poor use of sanitation technologies is a widespread health and environmental hazard in many developing countries. Globally, 2.5 billion people do not use sanitation technologies while in Sub-Saharan Africa, about 34% of the population lack sanitation technologies. In Kenya, over five million people are forced to resort to open defecation due to lack of latrines resulting in the prevalence of hygiene and sanitation related diseases such as diarrhea. The study’s main objective was to assess factors influencing adoption of sanitation technologies, targeting households in Tana Delta Sub- County of Tana River County, Kenya. A community based Cross-sectional analytical study design was utilized for the study. Tana Delta Sub County was purposively selected based on its low latrine coverage and frequent outbreaks of diarrhea. The sample size was determined based on sample size calculation for single population. Quantitative data was collected from 385households. Qualitative data was collected through Key Informant Interviews to complement the household survey findings. Data was analyzed using quantitative methods (aided by SPSS, 22) and qualitative methods (aided by NVIVO). Data was analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively and are presented in graphs and Tables. The study established that less than half (41%) of the households in the study area used sanitation technologies. The study also established that environmental factors influencing adoption of sanitation technologies included flooding, topography, soil type, lack of materials as well as having bushes around (p<0.05). Also, the study established that demographic factors influence adoption of sanitation technologies in the study area. Further, the study established that economic factors including income and employment status influenced adoption of sanitation technologies. Finally, the study established that cultural factors influenced adoption of sanitation technologies and more specifically construction and use of sanitation technologies in the study area. Recommendations are made for future studies on the extent of influence of sanitation programs in the area, implementation of policies and programs to address low adoption of sanitation technologies in the area.
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Faculty of Health Sciences, Great Lakes University of Kisumu, Kisumu, Kenya
School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, The Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
