Transect Walk Sample Clauses

Transect Walk. The transect walk produced a more varied and emotional response than the palla. While many participants gave positive comments about the transect walk, it also was a source of shame, both in the intervention villages, and in one control village. In I2, the feeling of shame seemed to be balanced with the novelty of the approach. Among the women, the transect walk created feelings of guilt, while also producing positive results. One woman said, “*We felt+ bad because outsiders came and saw bad things and discussed about us. Good *about the transect walk+, is that it was a different thing.” The women said that they did not go to the fields to defecate after the transect walk. In I3, a similar response was found in the male focus group. Some participants felt ashamed because red holi powder, closely associated with worship, was used. A participant explained that red holi powder “should be used for god *laughs+, they used the holi powder on the feces.” Red holi powder had been identified as problematic in pilot trials of the transect walk, but was accidentally used in this village. Despite some disliking the activity and feeling awkward, other participants understood the purpose of the activity. One man said, “Could you not understand? They made us feel ashamed of our open defecation acts by sprinkling holi powder on the feces, and this activity would motivate the villagers to not defecate outside.” In I1, some of the participants in the women’s focus group misunderstood the purpose of the transect walk. Many of them had not attended the transect walk, possibly because the announcement of the activity was made at the palla, which they also had not attended. One woman learned about the transect walk because it passed by her house and she joined it. The women referred to the holi powder as “medicine,” and one believed it was different from holi powder used for worship because the transect walk powder had stung when it got in her eyes. The appearance of outsiders and the application of “medicine” on the feces made an impression on the women, who thought the powder somehow sanitized the excrement. One woman said, “I liked it, because for our benefit this medicine was put on the feces. That is why, *I+ liked it.” The women also appreciated the transect walk’s effect on behavior. One woman said, “I liked it; it made me happy. Because, people just defecate next to my house, and we can see them clearly right from my home. Since that day, it has totally stopped, no one ...