Drinking Water, Sanitation and Waterborne Diseases

Using mainly primary level data from Lucknow and Kanpur districts of Uttar Pradesh, the study focuses on assessing determinants of drinking water, its impact on waterborne diseases, purification behaviour and improved sanitation facility. The findings reveal that sources of drinking water, income, f...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2017-06, Vol.52 (23), p.136-140
Main Authors: TIWARI, RASHMI, NAYAK, SANATAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arsenic
Drinking water
Households
Low income groups
Sanitation
Socioeconomic factors
Water resource management
Water shortages
Water supply
Waterborne diseases
Waterborne infections
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Summary:Using mainly primary level data from Lucknow and Kanpur districts of Uttar Pradesh, the study focuses on assessing determinants of drinking water, its impact on waterborne diseases, purification behaviour and improved sanitation facility. The findings reveal that sources of drinking water, income, family size, education, occupation and caste are the main determinants of purification behaviour and waterborne diseases.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846