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This paper evaluates the effectiveness of a widely used sanitation intervention, Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS … constraints faced by poorer households limit their ability to improve sanitation. We also examine the program's scale up process … that all of the sanitation and health benefits accrue from villages where resource agencies implemented the program, while …
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In India, 52 98 million people live in urban slums, and 59% of slums are "non-notified" or lack legal recognition by the government. In this paper, we use data on 2,901 slums from four waves of the National Sample Survey (NSS) spanning almost 20 years to test the hypothesis that non-notified...
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focused on sanitation and related issues, which are the focus of this review. Results were mixed on the efficiency of … sanitation delivery since political factors and administrative characteristics vary across locations. Accountability and … the norms, traditions, and beliefs towards favorably supporting household sanitation decisions. Additionally, governments …
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coordination failure. Focusing on shared sanitation facilities for slum residents in two major Indian cities, we randomly allocate …
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This paper presents the results of a quasi-experimental study using information collected through a survey conducted in peri-urban areas of Metropolitan Lima between October and November 2021. The survey was applied to households residing close to and on both sides of the geographic boundary of...
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Water and sanitation sectors have been the 'natural' subjects of aid for several decades. However, these sectors also … complexity in assessing impact and effectiveness of aid in water and sanitation sector. Notwithstanding this complexity, the … magnitude of aid to water supply and sanitation activities has increased significantly, it is not easy to connect aid with …
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and sanitation outcomes, taking also into account the institutions related to public service delivery, including freedom … negatively associated. Aid volatility is associated with better outcomes in sanitation, water and infant mortality, contrary to …
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sanitation). We also find that effects are stronger during the fetal period (2nd trimester of gestation), for children born …
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In Europe, the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance (AMR) has become a serious public health threat. Rational antibiotic policy, combined with enforcement of infection control practices are key strategies to combat AMR in the hospital setting. Using timeseries analysis, we calculated...
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