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In addition to key informant interviews, 16 focus group discussions and 21 in-depth interviews were carried out with female respondents in three different rural sites. The data was analyzed by using content analysis technique. The findings showed that the concept of dirt ( microbaat and talaus) influences hygiene behavior as it relates to the outside (i.e., real and visible things). The respondents have low risk perceptions related to typhoid fever and they do not conceptualize long disease transmission chains. The scarcity of water and problems with disposal of waste water hinder handwashing. 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