Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10502669 | Health & Place | 2012 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Half of low-income households in Accra, Ghana now use sachet water as their primary drinking water source. ⺠We examine the effect of municipal water rationing on sachet use and health effects in slum neighborhoods. ⺠Sachet-using households are generally the poorest of the poor with least access to basic services. ⺠Neighborhood rationing and select socio-demographic factors are predictive of sachet use. ⺠In a subset of children, lower maternal self-reported overall health and sachet avoidance are predictive of recent diarrhea.
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Authors
Justin Stoler, Günther Fink, John R. Weeks, Richard Appiah Otoo, Joseph A. Ampofo, Allan G. Hill,