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Despite the global resolve to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation, several … people across the world still have very limited or no access to basic drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services …
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parallel subsector of sanitation progress is falling far short of the mark. In reality, most basic observations indicate that … water supply coverage is not as good as the figures show while national sanitation continues to be poor even after almost … factors constrain access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation in India for both the urban and rural poor, and that …
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in households) with access to different types of water and sanitation facilities, and from socio-economic and child … belonging to different treatment groups, defined by water types and sanitation facilities, with children in a control group. We …
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use the newly available data set DLHS-3 to quantify the impact of access to improved sanitation on diarrheal morbidity for … children under five years of age in India. Using Propensity Score Matching (PSM), we find that access to improved sanitation … improved sanitation. We neither find statistically signicant treatment effects for children in low or middle socioeconomic …
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Safe and adequate water supply is a vital element to preserve human health; however, access to clean water is limited in many developing countries. Furthermore, improved water sources are often contaminated with fecal matters and consumption of unsafe water poses a great public health risk. This...
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This paper examines the impact of drinking water quality and sanitation behavior on child health in rural districts of … methods to quantify the impacts of water quality and sanitation behavior on diarrhea incidence among children under five years … desired health benefits of sanitation. To protect rural households from the risk of contracting communicable diseases …
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Worldwide, India has the highest number of people defecating in the open. In an attempt to reduce number of open defecation, a supply side initiative is underway. In 2014-2015, Government of India, constructed 8 million toilets. However, an important aspect for this supply-side initiative to...
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