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Factors Associated with Water Service Continuity for the Rural Populations of Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Mozambique.

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DuChanois, RM; Liddle, ES; Fenner, RA; Jeuland, M; Evans, B; Cumming, O; Zaman, RU; Mujica-Pereira, AV; Ross, I; Gribble, MO; Brown, J
Published in: Environmental science & technology
April 2019

Access to continuous water supply is key for improving health and economic outcomes in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries, but the factors associated with continuous water access in these areas have not been well-characterized. We surveyed 4786 households for evidence of technical, financial, institutional, social, and environmental predictors of rural water service continuity (WSC), defined as the percentage of the year that water is available from a source. Multiple imputed fractional logistic regression models that account for the survey design were used to assess operational risks to WSC for piped supply, tube wells, boreholes, springs, dug wells, and surface water for the rural populations of Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Mozambique. Multivariable regressions indicate that households using multiple water sources were associated with lower WSC in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Mozambique. However, the possibility must be considered that households may use more than one water source because services are intermittent. Water scarcity and drought were largely unassociated with WSC, suggesting that service interruptions may not be primarily due to physical water resource constraints. Consistent findings across countries may have broader relevance for meeting established targets for service availability as well as human health.

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Published In

Environmental science & technology

DOI

EISSN

1520-5851

ISSN

0013-936X

Publication Date

April 2019

Volume

53

Issue

8

Start / End Page

4355 / 4363

Related Subject Headings

  • Water Supply
  • Water
  • Rural Population
  • Pakistan
  • Mozambique
  • Humans
  • Ethiopia
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Bangladesh
 

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DuChanois, R. M., Liddle, E. S., Fenner, R. A., Jeuland, M., Evans, B., Cumming, O., … Brown, J. (2019). Factors Associated with Water Service Continuity for the Rural Populations of Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Mozambique. Environmental Science & Technology, 53(8), 4355–4363. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b07173
DuChanois, Ryan M., Elisabeth S. Liddle, Richard A. Fenner, Marc Jeuland, Barbara Evans, Oliver Cumming, Rashid U. Zaman, et al. “Factors Associated with Water Service Continuity for the Rural Populations of Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Mozambique.Environmental Science & Technology 53, no. 8 (April 2019): 4355–63. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b07173.
DuChanois RM, Liddle ES, Fenner RA, Jeuland M, Evans B, Cumming O, et al. Factors Associated with Water Service Continuity for the Rural Populations of Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Mozambique. Environmental science & technology. 2019 Apr;53(8):4355–63.
DuChanois, Ryan M., et al. “Factors Associated with Water Service Continuity for the Rural Populations of Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Mozambique.Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 53, no. 8, Apr. 2019, pp. 4355–63. Epmc, doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b07173.
DuChanois RM, Liddle ES, Fenner RA, Jeuland M, Evans B, Cumming O, Zaman RU, Mujica-Pereira AV, Ross I, Gribble MO, Brown J. Factors Associated with Water Service Continuity for the Rural Populations of Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Mozambique. Environmental science & technology. 2019 Apr;53(8):4355–4363.
Journal cover image

Published In

Environmental science & technology

DOI

EISSN

1520-5851

ISSN

0013-936X

Publication Date

April 2019

Volume

53

Issue

8

Start / End Page

4355 / 4363

Related Subject Headings

  • Water Supply
  • Water
  • Rural Population
  • Pakistan
  • Mozambique
  • Humans
  • Ethiopia
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Bangladesh