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Exploring the usage and impact of urban sanitation tools targeting low- and middle-income countries

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
Background: In recent years the number of tools developed to help advance sustainable urban sanitation coverage in low- and middle-income countries has increased significantly, yet no study has been undertaken to determine their usage or impact.
C. Furlong, A. Mugendi, A. Mugendi, D. Brdjanovic   +3 more
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Assessment of the quality of the Densu river using multicriterial analysis and water quality index

Applied Water Science, 2021
The natural resources, especially water in the Densu river basin, play significant roles in the socio-economic development of Ghana. The purpose of this study was to analyse the water quality of the Densu river using water quality index (WQI) and ...
Samuel Anim Ofosu, Kwaku A. Adjei, Samuel Nii Odai   +2 more
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Prior environmental characterization strategies for outfall systems [PDF]

Revista DAE, 2016
Florianópolis is one of the most important touristic cities in the south region of Brazil. Six Wastewater Treatment Plants handles 50% of city sewage treated and disposal into fragile areas such as small rivers, mangroves and near shore locations into ...
Alexandre Bach Trevisan, Ricardo Kazuo Furuya, Vanessa dos Santos   +2 more
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Increasing access to piped water for poor households: an analysis of water connection subsidy projects implemented by the GRET

H2Open Journal, 2022
By 2030, Sustainable Development Goal 6 aims to ensure universal access to safe drinking water. The Royal Government of Cambodia has, thus, made a significant progress in improving the access to safe water supply in rural areas.
Terra Michaels, Chanmeakara Suong, Chanrith Chi, Lyheang Morm, Phanit Mab, Justine Denis   +5 more
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WaSim model for subsurface drainage design using soil hydraulic parameters estimated by pedotransfer functions

Applied Water Science, 2022
The agricultural drainage engineering community is steadily shifting the design of subsurface drainage systems from the experience-based design approach to the simulation-based design approach.
Mphatso Malota, Joshua Mchenga, Brighton Austin Chunga   +2 more
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Healthcare Workers and Trainees in Freetown, Sierra Leone: A Cross-Sectional Study

Vaccines, 2022
Despite having safe and efficacious vaccines against COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy is widespread. Although a trusted source of information, vaccine hesitancy has been reported among healthcare professionals, yet few studies have explored this phenomenon in
Sahr A. Yendewa, Manal Ghazzawi, Peter B. James, Mohamed Smith, Samuel P. Massaquoi, Lawrence S. Babawo, Gibrilla F. Deen, James B. W. Russell, Mohamed Samai, Foday Sahr, Sulaiman Lakoh, Robert A. Salata, George A. Yendewa   +12 more
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Reliability and validity of Healthy Fitness Measurement Scale Version1.0 (HFMS V1.0) in Chinese elderly people

BMC Public Health, 2021
Purpose We examined the reliability and validity of the Healthy Fitness Measurement Scale Version 1.0 (HFMS V1.0) specifically on elderly people in China.
Qian Liu, Hui Zhou, Heng Qiu, Chen Huang, Lijie Jiang, Guli Jiang, Weixuan Wu, Zhuomin Huang, Jun Xu   +8 more
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Equity implications for sanitation from recent health and nutrition evidence

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2017
Recent evidence points to the possible underestimation of the health and nutrition impact of sanitation. Community sanitation coverage may first need to reach thresholds in the order of 60% or higher, to optimize health and nutrition gains.
A. A. Cronin, M. E. Gnilo, M. Odagiri, S. Wijesekera   +3 more
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RELATIONSHIP OF KNOWLEDGE, DEFECATION BEHAVIOR AND FLY DENSITY WITH INCIDENCE OF DIARRHEA ON CHILDREN: A CASE CONTROL STUDY

NSC Nursing, 2022
Introduction: Diarrhea is a significant public health problem because it is the third major contributor to child morbidity and mortality in various countries, including Indonesia.
Suparmi Suparmi, Rina Fauziah
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Impact Evaluation of a Large-Scale Rural Sanitation Project in Indonesia [PDF]

, 2013
Total Sanitation and Sanitation Marketing (TSSM) is the Indonesian component of World Bank Water and Sanitation Program's Scaling Up Rural Sanitation initiative.
Lisa Cameron, Manisha Shah, Susan Olivia
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