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Effectiveness of interventions to improve drinking water, sanitation, and handwashing with soap on risk of diarrhoeal disease in children in low-income and middle-income settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The Lancet, 2022
Summary Background Estimates of the effectiveness of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions that provide high levels of service on childhood diarrhoea are scarce. We aimed to provide up-to-date estimates on the burden of disease attributable
J. Wolf, S. Hubbard, Michael Brauer, A. Ambelu, B. Arnold, Robert E S Bain, Valerie Bauza, Joe Brown, B. Caruso, T. Clasen, J. Colford, M. Freeman, Bruce Gordon, R. Johnston, Andrew N. Mertens, A. Prüss-Ustün, I. Ross, J. Stanaway, Jeff T Zhao, O. Cumming, S. Boisson   +20 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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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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The effects of racism, social exclusion, and discrimination on achieving universal safe water and sanitation in high-income countries.

Lancet Global Health, 2023
Drinking water and sanitation services in high-income countries typically bring widespread health and other benefits to their populations. Yet gaps in this essential public health infrastructure persist, driven by structural inequalities, racism, poverty,
Joe Brown, C. Acey, C. Anthonj, D. Barrington, C. Beal, D. Capone, O. Cumming, Kristi Pullen Fedinick, J. MacDonald Gibson, Brittany Hicks, M. Kozubik, Nikoleta Lakatosova, K. Linden, N. Love, Kaitlin J. Mattos, H. Murphy, Inga T. Winkler   +16 more
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Evaluating the relationship between community water and sanitation access and the global burden of antibiotic resistance: an ecological study

The Lancet Microbe, 2023
Summary Background Antibiotic resistance is a leading cause of death, with the highest burden occurring in low-resource settings. There is little evidence on the potential for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access to reduce antibiotic resistance ...
E. Fuhrmeister, A. Harvey, M. Nadimpalli, K. Gallandat, A. Ambelu, B. Arnold, Joe Brown, O. Cumming, A. Earl, G. Kang, S. Kariuki, K. Levy, Chris E Pinto Jimenez, J. Swarthout, Gabriel Trueba, P. Tsukayama, C. Worby, A. Pickering   +17 more
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Challenges of sanitation in developing counties - Evidenced from a study of fourteen towns, Ethiopia

Heliyon, 2023
Rapid urbanization and population growth in the past few decades has been worsening the water supply and sanitation problems in Ethiopia putting the current water supply deficit of the country at a staggering 41%.
Dagnachew Adugna
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evidence on the links between water insecurity, inadequate sanitation and mental health: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE, 2023
Background Water insecurity and inadequate sanitation have adverse impacts on the mental health of individuals. Objective To review and synthesize evidence on the relationship between water insecurity, inadequate sanitation, and mental health globally ...
Joan J C Kimutai, C. Lund, W. Moturi, Seble Shewangizaw, M. Feyasa, C. Hanlon   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Investment in drinking water and sanitation infrastructure and its impact on waterborne diseases dissemination: The Brazilian case.

Science of the Total Environment, 2021
Investment in sanitation and drinking water infrastructure is essential for universal access to these services in developing countries. Universal coverage of water and sanitation services (WSS) can prevent the dissemination of waterborne diseases and ...
D. Ferreira, Ingrid Graziele, R. Marques, J. Gonçalves   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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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