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Impact of access to improved water and sanitation on diarrhea reduction among rural under-five children in low and middle-income countries: a propensity score matched analysis

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2023
Background Diarrhea, the second leading cause of child morbidity and mortality worldwide, is responsible for more than 90% of deaths in children under 5 years of age in low and middle-income countries (LMICs).
M. Merid, Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Dagmawi Chilot, D. G. Belay, Anteneh Ayelign Kibret, Melaku Hunie Asratie, Yadelew Yimer Shibabaw, Fantu Mamo Aragaw   +7 more
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Sustainability of drinking water and sanitation delivery systems in rural communities of the Lepelle Nkumpi Local Municipality, South Africa

Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023
Water and sanitation are core for the growth and development of communities. Yet, South African local municipalities are often unable to sustainably deliver safe water and basic sanitation for all.
Prosper Bazaanah, Raesibe A. Mothapo
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Barriers and facilitators to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) practices in Southern Africa: A scoping review

PLoS ONE, 2022
A healthy and a dignified life experience requires adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) coverage. However, inadequate WaSH resources remain a significant public health challenge in many communities in Southern Africa.
Nkeka P. Tseole, Tafadzwa Mindu, C. Kalinda, M. Chimbari   +3 more
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Social and geographic inequalities in water, sanitation and hygiene access in 21 refugee camps and settlements in Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, and Zimbabwe

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2022
Introduction Many refugees face challenges accessing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. However, there is limited literature on WASH access for refugee populations, including for menstrual health services.
Alhelí Calderón-Villarreal, Ryan W. Schweitzer, G. Kayser   +2 more
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Community engagement in water, sanitation and hygiene in sub-Saharan Africa: does it WASH?

Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 2022
This transdisciplinary literature review paper aims at addressing the literature lacuna in community engagement and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in sub-Saharan countries.
Emmanuel Tsekleves, Mariana Fonseca Braga, Christine Abonge, M. Santana, Roger Pickup, Kenneth Yongabi Anchang, T. de Pippo, Kirk T. Semple, Manoj Roy   +8 more
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Climate Change Impacts on Urban Sanitation: A Systematic Review and Failure Mode Analysis

Environmental Science and Technology, 2022
Climate change will stress urban sanitation systems. Although urban sanitation uses various infrastructure types and service systems, current research appears skewed toward a small subset of cases.
Leonie Hyde-Smith, Zhenji Zhan, K. Roelich, Anna Mdee, B. Evans   +4 more
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Barriers to Water and Sanitation Safety Plans in Rural Areas of South Africa—A Case Study in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province

Water, 2022
The implementation of water and sanitation safety plans (WSSP) has the potential of greatly improving the challenge of resource-limited drinking-water supplies. However, the most effective tool to make WSSP successful is understanding of the factors that
A. Murei, Barbara Mogane, Dikeledi Prudence Mothiba, Opelo Tlotlo Wryl Mochware, J. Sekgobela, Mulalo Mudau, Ndamulelo Musumuvhi, C. Khabo-Mmekoa, R. C. Moropeng, M. Momba   +9 more
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Access to basic drinking water and sanitation in Africa: Does financial inclusion matter?

Cogent Social Sciences, 2022
A major challenge confronting most countries in the world including those in Africa, is lack of access to basic drinking water and sanitation. This has given birth to several studies investigating the factors that influence access to basic drinking water
Mustapha Immurana, Abdul-Aziz Iddrisu, Zaidan Mohammed, Toby Joseph Mathew K.K   +3 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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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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