The objective of this study was to examine whether incremental improvements in water and sanitation will result in incremental improvements in health.
| Title | Multi-country study to examine relationships between the health of children and the level of water and sanitation service, distance to water, and type of water used : final report |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1994 |
| Authors | Esrey, SA |
| Pagination | xi, 99 p.: 5 fig., 36 tab. |
| Date Published | 1994-01-01 |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Place Published | Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Que, Canada |
| Keywords | bolivia, burundi, child health, diarrhoeal diseases, field studies, ghana, guatemala, health impact, morocco, nutrition, pit latrines, pour flush latrines, rural areas, safe water supply, sri lanka, togo, uganda, urban areas, water collection time |
| Abstract | The objective of this study was to examine whether incremental improvements in water and sanitation will result in incremental improvements in health. A comparison of health benefits is made between the use of flush toilets and pit latrines compared to no sanitation. The study examines the time needed to collect water to see if health status improved when water was provided closer to homes. It also examines the use of improved water supplies for drinking and non-drinking needs in relation to the mix of improved and unimproved sources for drinking and non-drinking needs. The data needed for this study were collected from eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Sri Lanka, Morocco and the Americas. They were analyzed for health effects (diarrhoea and nutritional status) related to water and sanitation conditions. |
| Notes | 23 ref. |
| Custom 1 | 203.1, 303 |
