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Development and assessment of a vulnerability index for access to rural drinking water and sanitation services in the semi-arid region of north–central Chile J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Christopher Vivanco Castillo, Jorge Núñez Cobo, Gabriel Mancilla Escobar, Sonia Salas Bravo
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal The present study aimed to develop and assess a vulnerability index for access to rural drinking water and sanitation services, which was applied to 42 Rural Sanitation Services in the Coquimbo Region, Chile. For the development and assessment of the vulnerability index, the construction of composite indicator methodology was employed. An
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Discrimination between scheduled and non-scheduled groups in access to basic services in urban India J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Tarun Arora, Prashant Kumar Choudhary
Access to basic services such as water, sanitation, and electricity is a key determinant of an individual's well-being. Nevertheless, access to these services is unequally distributed among different social groups in many countries. India is no exception, with the scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) being one of the country's most marginalised and disadvantaged groups. This paper analyses
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Influence of sludge deposit layer on sludge treatment reed beds treating septage J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Yu Zhe Huong, Yee Yong Tan, Fu Ee Tang, Agus Saptoro
There is a lack of study on the influence of the sludge deposit layer on the performance of sludge treatment reed beds (STRBs) treating septage as well as the sludge deposit characteristics due to the operational parameters of solids loading rate (SLR) and resting periods. The laboratory-scale STRB was operated under varying SLRs and resting periods to investigate the sludge deposit characteristics
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Rethinking community-led total sanitation for eradicating open defecation in rural Ebonyi state communities, Nigeria: practice considerations for social work practitioners and educators J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Agha Ali Agha, Christopher Osuu, Chinyere Edith Onalu, Yemi Adewoyin
Nigeria is ranked number two in the world with the highest prevalence of open defecation (OD) despite the adoption of community-led total sanitation (CLTS) since 2007. Using some CLTS-triggered communities in Ebonyi State, this study investigated the awareness of CLTS, OD status, and its drivers as well as social workers' involvement in environmental sustainability. Study data generated from primary
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Menstrual hygiene management in the remote rural highlands of eastern Indonesia J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Inriyanti Assa, Dolfinus Y. Bouway, Herbert Innah, Frans Asmuruf, Anike Bowaire, Agustina Yufuai, Maria Hukubun, Olivia Sawias, Widyawati Ratnasariani, D. Daniel
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) is essential for women's health, but it is often regarded as a taboo topic. This study investigates the practice of MHM in rural and remote Indonesian highlands. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 492 adolescent girls and adult women in the Jayawijaya and Central Mamberamo Districts of Papua Province
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An overview of wastewater treatment technologies in Minas Gerais, Brazil: predominance of anaerobic reactors J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Marina Muniz de Queiroz, Marina Salim Dantas, Sílvia Maria Alves Corrêa Oliveira
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal The deficit in sewage collection and treatment is a problem in Brazil, and a large portion of untreated sewage, usually disposed of directly into water bodies, compromises water quality, with implications for public health and environmental balance. This scenario does not differ in the State of Minas Gerais, where only 44% of the urban population
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‘Do not forget us’: the shared experiences and needs of people living with incontinence in humanitarian contexts J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Claire Rosato-Scott, Samuel Adjorlolo, Michelle Farrington, Dani J. Barrington
The medical condition of incontinence is defined as the involuntary loss of urine or faeces. People may also wet or soil themselves due to not wanting, or not being able, to use the sanitation facilities available (social incontinence). Nascent research conducted in humanitarian contexts has consistently found that the consequences of incontinence are many and overwhelmingly negative. This paper contributes
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Chemical recovery of magnesium from the Dead Sea and its use in wastewater treatment J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Mousa Almousa, Tomomewo Olusegun, Yeo Lim, Kamel Al-Zboon, Islam Khraisat, Ali Alshami, Bashaar Ammary
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal The objective of this study was to establish a suitable chemical process to recover magnesium compounds from Dead Sea water using a selective precipitation process. The recovered magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2) and magnesium chloride (MgCl2) are applicable for wastewater treatment processes since they can effectively remove total suspended
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Brackish water pre-treatment method: selection of the study area and water sample testing J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Youssouf EL Idrissi, Mohamed Benabbou, Zakia Rais, Mounia EL Haji
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Climate change significantly disrupts the global water cycle, impacting rainfall and social and economic development in countries like Morocco. This has led to the need for alternative solutions like desalinating sea and brackish water. However, the efficiency of water pre-treatment operations depends on the characteristics of the raw water
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Water and food insecurity and linkages with physical and sexual intimate partner violence among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda: cross-sectional survey findings J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Carmen H. Logie, Moses Okumu, Lauren S. Tailor, Lina Taing, Caetano Dorea, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Robert Hakiza, Daniel Kibuuka-Musoke, Brenda Katisi, Aidah Nakitende, Peter Kyambadde, Frannie MacKenzie, Zerihun Admassu
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Water insecurity (WI) and food insecurity (FI), each associated with violence exposure, are understudied in urban humanitarian settings. We conducted a cross-sectional survey with urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda to examine: (a) social-ecological correlates of WI, FI, and concurrent FI and WI; (b) associations between WI and FI with
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Relation of organic fractions in fresh and stored fecal sludge and foodwaste to biogas production J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Nida Maqbool, Stanley Sam, Sher Jamal Khan, Linda Strande
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal There is limited understanding of the potential for anaerobic digestion and biogas production from fecal sludge. In this study, biomethane potential (BMP) tests from fresh, stored, and dewatered fecal sludge, together with co-digestion with fresh foodwaste, revealed that fresh fecal sludge produced similar cumulative biogas (CBG) to fresh
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Factors influencing the adoption and utilization of latrines in Babille Woreda, Somali region, eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Biniam Endale Belete, Argaw Ambelu, Taffere Addis
The primary objective of this research was to identify the factors that influence sanitation behaviors toward the adoption and use of latrines in Babille woreda, Fafan zone, Somali region, eastern Ethiopia. A cross-sectional community-based study design was used. Household survey was used to collect quantitative data. Qualitative data were also gathered through focus group discussions and key informant
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The need of the hour: Providing water in shared toilet facilities for menstrual hygiene management in urban India J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Amita Bhakta, Aasim Mansuri, Jigisha Jaiswal, Mona Iyer
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Shared sanitation services continue to expand in India's growing cities, yet, these facilities are blighted by issues including lack of privacy, overflow of raw sewage, and notably, a lack of water supply. Access to water in shared toilets for menstruating women and girls to wash themselves, their reusable menstrual products, their stained
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Corrigendum: Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 1 December 2023; 13 (12): 931–940. Impact of targeted subsidies on access to resilient sanitation for climate-vulnerable households in rural Cambodia. Tyler Kozole, Marlaina Ross, Chris Nicoletti, Jennifer Rogla, Nate Ives, Amjad Ali, Ratsamnang Prom; http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2023.039 J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-01
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Investigating improved drinking water quality at the point of access: Evidence from four regions of Indonesia J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Sri Irianti, Iman Harisma Saleh Sasto, Daniel Putra Pardamean Mbarep, Ika Dharmayanti, Andre Yunianto, Zahra Zahra, Tities Puspita, Puti Sari Hidayangsih, Basuki Rachmat, Athena Anwar, Khadijah Azhar
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal To meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.1.1. indicator of the ‘proportion of the population using safely managed drinking water services (SMDWS)’, data on the state of drinking water quality in Indonesia is needed. Therefore, a cluster survey was conducted in 2019 to investigate the access to, availability of, and quality of drinking
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Accessibility to WASH and waste management services in African urban informal settlements: A comparative analysis J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Abdulhakim Wagini Hassan, Danrong Zhang, Muhammad Ibrahim
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal The study investigates the existing scenario and spatial distribution pattern disparity of service distribution of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and waste management services (WMS) in urban informal settlements within the Zaria metropolis and generates recommendations for the policymakers for improvements. The study highlights challenges
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Preparation of an activated adsorbent from water treatment plant sludge for phosphate removal from wastewater: optimization, characterization, isotherm, and kinetics studies J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Eyoel Shumiye, Talbachew Tadesse Nadew, Tsegaye Sissay Tedla, Belay Getiye, Destaw Agumass Mengie, Abraham Getahun Ayalew
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Purifying water for diverse uses is vital, but concerns lie with the sustainability and accessibility of purification materials. As such, this study converted readily available water treatment plant sludge (WTPS) into activated adsorbent for phosphate removal in wastewater. WTPS was activated via thermal activation at 300 °C temperature
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Tracking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) indicators in tribal districts of India: a secondary data analysis through 2015–2020 J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Vinay Tripathi, Preetha GS, Sumant Swain
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Under Sustainable Development Goal targets 6.1 and 6.2, every nation is committed to ensure universal and equitable access to water and sanitation to its people and India is no exception. The country has made a considerable progress toward these targets through various policy and programmatic initiatives since 2015. Within an overall improvement
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Removal of nitrogen and phosphorous from blackwater via an integrated nature-based system: hybrid-vertical flow constructed wetland, upflow anaerobic fixed biofilm reactor, and granular activated charcoal column along with in situ electrochlorination disinfection J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Jayanta Kumar Gogoi, Srikanth Mutnuri
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal The hybrid vertical-flow constructed wetland (H-VFCW) sequenced with an upflow anaerobic fixed biofilm reactor (UAFBR) was developed to treat blackwater for single households. The H-VFCW filter bed layer's redox zonation and hydraulic retention time (HRT) were designed optimally with the potential of simultaneous nitrification, denitrification
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A qualitative study on menstrual health and hygiene management among adolescent schoolgirls in peri-urban Lusaka, Zambia J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Joy Sambo, Sikopo Nyambe, Taro Yamauchi
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) require adequate sanitary facilities, clean water, product access, privacy and safety, and disposal. MHH can significantly influence girls' health and educational achievements. However, schools in some developing countries lack proper Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) amenities to manage healthy menstruation
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Examining factors driving inequities in water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste management services in healthcare facilities in Ghana: An analysis of routine national data J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Stephen Dajaan Dubik, Kingsley E. Amegah, Akosua Takyiwa Kwakye, Mary Eyram Ashinyo
In Ghana, little is known about the drivers of inequities of basic water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in healthcare facilities (HCFs). We aim to examine the status and factors driving access to basic WASH services in Ghana. This survey involved an analysis of routine health service data submitted to the District Information Management System 2 (DHIMS 2). Complete data were available for
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Monitoring WASH and school dropouts in India: Is there adequate data? An assessment of four national databases J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Sulochana Pednekar, Shaila Desouza, Pranab Mukhopadhyay
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) are crucial to human development. Lack of WASH affects girls’ health and school attendance, particularly after puberty. This has long-term consequences on gender equality and empowerment. Several international efforts (like the World Health Organisation's WASH standards, the United Nations Sustainable
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Water supply and sanitation projects in the last decade: project characteristics, multilateral development bank performance, and quality of results J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Inês Freire Machete, Rui Cunha Marques
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal To ensure universal access to water supply and sanitation (WSS) services that are safe, reliable, sustainable, and affordable, it is important to attract the right types of financing and identify the aspects that could be hindering the success of WSS projects. In this study, 62 completed World Bank WSS projects were analyzed to understand
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Developing formal pit-latrine emptying businesses for hard-to-serve customers: resources, methods, and pricing structures J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Jonathan Wilcox, Bruce Rutayisire, Nicholas Kuria, Barbara Evans, Jamie Bartram, Rachel Sklar
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Rapidly increasing populations in informal settlements commonly use pit-latrines that require regular emptying. This study compares two emptying businesses from Kampala, Uganda and Kigali, Rwanda and identifies developments in formal services for hard-to-serve customers that are not accessible to large vehicles. Using observational and operational
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The integrity management toolbox in action: a study of 22 urban water service cases J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Pilar Avello, Umrbek Allakulov, Leonellha Barreto-Dillon, Binayak Das, Janek Hermann-Friede, Lotten Hubendick, Lotte Feuerstein, Alejandro Jiménez Fdez de Palencia
Water integrity refers to the ethical, professional, and transparent use of power and resources to ensure the sustainable and equitable provision of water services. The Integrity Management (IM) Toolbox is a tool that has been adopted to initiate IM reforms within water utilities. This paper reviews the application of the IM Toolbox application in 22 urban utilities across 7 countries from 2013 to
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Shifting from traditional infrastructure planning to a collaborative approach: lessons from the Freetown sanitation master plan J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Najib L. Bateganya, Rachel Beardsley, Sarah Lebu, Janet Atim, Kente S. Lilian, Francis Lahai, Malick M. Madeira, Osward C. Mulenga, Musa Manga
Planning frameworks, usually in the form of master plans, provide the direction for investment priorities necessary to achieve development objectives in many sub-Saharan African countries. Traditionally, master plans were developed using engineering methodologies with little stakeholder participation. There is little understanding of how master plans for sanitation infrastructure and services can be
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Impact of targeted subsidies on access to resilient sanitation for climate-vulnerable households in rural Cambodia J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Tyler Kozole, Marlaina Ross, Chris Nicoletti, Jennifer Rogla, Nate Ives, Amjad Ali, Ratsamnang Prom
Access to safe sanitation is a basic requirement for human well-being and is critical for protecting public health and preventing environmental contamination at the community level. The increasing global risk of climate-related disasters exacerbates the likelihood of traditional sanitation solutions failing and exposing communities to harmful pathogens. This risk is ubiquitous in Cambodia's flood-prone
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Sanitary conditions of the third largest informal settlement in Brazil J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Fernando Augusto Braga Castro, André Luís de Sá Salomão, Alena Torres Netto
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Large Brazilian cities, such as Rio de Janeiro, suffer serious environmental problems caused by informal settlements (IS), such as advances in the degradation of surface waters involving anthropic pressures resulting from uncontrolled urban growth, lack of sanitation or disasters related to climate events, creating a gap in relevant information
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Healthcare facility water, sanitation, and hygiene service status and barriers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Atimen Derso, Taffere Addis, Bezatu Mengistie
Inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices within healthcare facilities heighten the likelihood of hospital-acquired infections. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the status of WASH services and barriers at public healthcare facilities in Addis Ababa. A converging parallel mixed design was conducted among 86 public health care facilities and 16 key informants. A stratified sampling
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Hand hygiene practices among primary and secondary school students in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Obadia Kyetuza Bishoge, Mwanaidi Omary, Edwin Liheluka, Jonathan Mcharo Mshana, Maryyusta Nguyamu, Yolanda Joseph Mbatia, Robert Mussa Njee, Mwanaidi Kafuye
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal The purpose of this study was to comprehensively appraise and synthesize studies on hand hygiene practices among primary and secondary school students in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This is a thorough review of scientific papers published between 2015 and 2023 from primary databases such as the Web of Science, Science Direct, PubMed, and Google
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Socioeconomic predictors of access to improved water sources, sanitation facilities, and household water treatment in Nigeria J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Olumayowa Azeez, Randi J. Henderson-Mitchell, Matthew C. LaFevor, Abbey Gregg
In Nigeria, the widespread lack of access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) represents a critical public health challenge. Yet, the socioeconomic determinants of WASH access at the national level remain poorly understood. This study uses 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHS) cross-sectional data to investigate the socioeconomic factors associated with WASH access. The majority of
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Enhancing rural drinking water safety using an Mg–Al-type layered double hydroxide foil as a new point-of-use disinfection tool J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Taufiq Ihsan, Erni Johan, Satoru Fukugaichi, Naoto Matsue
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Point-of-use (POU) drinking water treatment is crucial for residents in resource-constrained areas. This study introduces a layered double hydroxide (LDH) foil, an innovative POU device that eliminates waterborne pathogens via adsorption. It is an aluminum foil coated with magnesium–aluminum (Mg–Al)-type LDH, a recognized human-safe pathogen
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‘We do not wash hands’: Barriers to the maintenance of five moments of hand hygiene among learner nurses at a university in Limpopo province, South Africa J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Takalani Edith Mutshatshi, Melitah Molatelo Rasweswe
The provision of quality patient care involves adequate infection control measures in healthcare institutions which is achievable through the maintenance of five moments of hand hygiene. Although there is growing awareness of the importance of proper hand hygiene in healthcare settings, empirical data indicate that there has not been a corresponding rise in the proper practice. Healthcare professionals
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WASH FIT implementation in Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar Bangladesh – results after 1 year J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Ahammadul Kabir, Morshed Mohammad Shahnewaz, Hossain Mohammad Arif, Wassie Bizuneh Assefa, Bhuiyan Abu Toha Md Rezuanul Haque, Arabella Hayter, Egmond Evers
Water, sanitation, and healthcare waste management are essential services in healthcare facilities to ensure the quality of care and minimize infection risk. World Health Organization (WHO) Cox Bazar's sub-office supported the implementation of the Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool in 21 purposively selected HCFs in Rohingya refugee settlements. A total of 16 WASH FIT indicators
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Occurrence of Acanthamoeba spp. in a major river in the Philippines: Impact on water quality and health J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Kaiser Garrido, Albert Ileto, Verine De Jesus, Wendyl Emperador, Andrea Francisco, Pauleen Garcia, Asha Hadap, Mary Erika Hernandez, Jose Francisco Lacson, Czeska Rose Lagudas, Mark F. F. E. Padua, Giovanni De Jesus Milanez
Rivers are important freshwater sources. They provide water for domestic and recreational use and serve as ecological sites for various microorganisms. Free-living amoebae are considered naturally occurring organisms in freshwater. However, their prevalence can suggest the water quality at a given source. Forty-five surface water samples from nine different sites were collected from the Marikina River
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Spatial distribution and determinants of limited access to drinking water and sanitation services of households in India J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Chandan Roy
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Good health and well-being require safe drinking water and improved sanitation facilities. Lack of access to drinking water and sanitation facilities poses serious health risks. There are few studies based on the NFHS-5 data in the literature. Therefore, the present study used the NFHS-5 data to investigate the spatial distribution of limited
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WASH practices increased the prevalence of malnutrition among under-five children (6–59 months) in an urban slum area in Ibadan, Nigeria J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Elizabeth Oluwafolakemi Aleru, Ifeoluwa Omolara Bodunde, Igbagboyemi Adesola Deniran, Olajumoke Nafisat Ajani, Oluwatobi Olayinka Aleru, Abisola Omotola Fawole
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Access to safe water, proper sanitation, and hygienic practices are fundamental to the growth and survival of children. This study assessed the relationship between water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices and the nutritional status of children aged 6–59 months in the Beere/Oja-Oba community, Ibadan, Oyo State. This cross-sectional
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Microbial hazards in real-world alternating dual-pit latrines treated with storage and lime in rural Cambodia J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-01 James Harper, Rana Abdel Sattar, Tyler Kozole, Veasna Toeur, Jennifer Rogla, Marlaina Ross, Nate Ives, Hannah Pruitt, Payal Soneja, Drew Capone
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Achieving safely managed sanitation (SMS) in rural areas has spurred innovation in toilet designs that provide on-site treatment of fecal sludge (FS), including the development of International Development Enterprise (iDE)’s alternating dual-pit latrine upgrade (ADP). ADPs treat FS by inactivating pathogens using storage treatment with lime;
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Establishment of district-led production of WHO-recommended Alcohol-Based Hand Rub (ABHR) during the COVID-19 pandemic: a model for improving access to ABHR during health emergencies J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Fred Tusabe, Mohammed Lamorde, Alexandra Medley, Maureen Kesande, Matthew J. Lozier, Sauda Yapswale, Francis Ociti, Herbert Isabirye, Elly Nuwamanya, Judith Nanyondo, Amy Boore, Waverly Vosburgh, Juliet N. Kasule, Caroline Pratt, David Berendes
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we established and sustained local production of Alcohol-Based Hand Rub (ABHR) at a district scale for healthcare facilities and community, public locations in four districts in Uganda. District officials provided space and staff for production units. The project renovated space for production, trained staff on ABHR production, and transported ABHR to key locations
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Response to COVID-19: building resilience through water and wastewater management in Ghana J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Bertha Darteh, Olufunke Cofie, Josiane Nikiema, Everisto Mapedza, Solomie Gebrezgabher, Andrew Emmanuel Okem
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal This study assessed the effects of COVID-19 on Ghana's WASH system. It focused on low-income households and WASH sector stakeholders using Ayawaso East Municipality as a case study to document lessons from the pandemic's impact on the WASH sector. We used the water and sanitation system approach to understand the effects of COVID-19 mitigation
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Potential of waterbodies as a reservoir of Escherichia coli pathogens and the spread of antibiotic resistance in the Indonesian aquatic environment J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Imam Megantara, Nova Sylviana, Putri Alia Amira, Gita Widya Pradini, Ita Krissanti, Ronny Lesmana
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal River contamination remains a significant public health problem worldwide, including in Indonesia. In the community, rivers are water resources for many purposes. However, indiscriminate use of antibiotics in the veterinary and medical sectors, the community habit of throwing waste into the river, the inadequate removal of human medicine
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Associations between seasonality and faecal contamination of self-supply sources in urban Indonesia J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Franziska Genter, Gita Lestari Putri, Siti Maysarah, Eva Rolia, Mochamad Adhiraga Pratama, Cindy Priadi, Juliet Willetts, Tim Foster
Water quality monitoring that accounts for seasonal variability is crucial to ensure safe water services at all times, including groundwater self-supply, which provides drinking water for more than 40 million people in urban Indonesia. Seasonal variation of self-supply water quality remains a key evidence gap in Indonesia and elsewhere; therefore, this study investigated the associations between seasonality
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Water access and sanitation facilities in the Johor River Basin, Malaysia: A comparison between indigenous and more modernised communities J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Michaela L. Goodson, Yee Chu Kwa, Norlilawati Suboh, Cindy Lee Ik Sing, Dominic Kay Shuen Wei, Claire L. Walsh
Water access, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) data for Malaysia suggest that almost 100% of the population have access to basic sanitation and basic drinking water, but this data may not include marginalised communities and stateless individuals, indigenous or otherwise. The aim of this study was to evaluate WASH provision for residents of the Johor River Basin and evaluate the disparity in facilities
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A historical and critical review of latrine-siting guidelines J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Christopher Nenninger, Jeffrey Cunningham, James R. Mihelcic
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Latrines are an effective way for people in low- and middle-income countries to move away from open defecation. Guidelines are used to provide a recommended horizontal setback distance from a latrine to a downgradient well to ensure the safety of the well from subsurface contaminants. We collected 107 journal papers, books, and reports to
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Sustaining an elementary school-based hygiene intervention in Bangladesh by forming ‘hygiene committees’: a pilot study J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Farhana Sultana, Shaan Muberra Khan, Mahbubur Rahman, Peter J. Winch, Stephen P. Luby, Leanne Unicomb
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal School-based water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) promotion often lacks strategies to sustain behaviors beyond the promotion period. This paper describes school community engagement, in the form of a hygiene committee to institutionalize a school-based hygiene intervention and its role in implementation and sustainability. With formative
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Investigation on children's handwashing behaviour and contamination levels in rural Cambodia J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Gaku Manago, Kongkea Phan
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal The present study aimed to investigate children's handwashing behaviour, contamination levels and qualities of water sources used for handwashing in rural Cambodia. A field survey was conducted by simple random sampling in Kandal Leu village of Kandal Province in 2014. Only 23 children were interviewed with the informed consent of their
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Growth performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chicken fed on black soldier fly larvae meal: a product of fecal sludge waste management J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 James G. Kirimi, Joy N. Riungu, Domenic Kiogora, Eunice N. Marete, Dorothy Kagendo, Prasanta Dey, Valary A. Oyoo
Rearing black soldier fly is an efficient way to dispose of organic waste by converting them into protein-rich feed to substitute animal- and plant-based sources in animal feeds. The objective of this study was to determine the optimal inclusion level of black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM) as a substitute for soybean meal (SBM) in broiler diets and evaluate the impact on growth and carcass characteristics
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Characterizing modern bathrooms to support sanitation adoption J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Rebecca Ventura, Amy Javernick-Will, Néstor Gonzáles
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Sanitation programming success depends on users being satisfied with the proposed sanitation system and bathroom design. Past studies have described some households being dissatisfied with their current bathrooms and unwilling to accept a new bathroom because it is not modern; however, few studies have investigated how households define
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COVID-19 pandemic, welfare programs, and access to ‘free water’ in Ghana: how did the urban poor fare? J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Meshack Achore, Elijah Bisung, Vincent Kuuire
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Frequent hand washing has been recommended by public health officials as one of the key preventive measures to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. Yet globally, 844 million people live without access to a safe drinking water source. This study explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, its associated public health response measures and
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Racial and ethnic disparities in access to safe water and sanitation in high-income countries: a case study among the Arab-Bedouins of Southern Israel J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Jesse D. Contreras, Haneen Shibli, Marisa C. Eisenberg, Ahmad S. Muhammad, Nadav Davidovitch, Mark A. Katz, Nihaya Daoud, Joseph N.S. Eisenberg
Disparities in access to water, sanitation, and hygiene within high-income countries are common and often occur across racial/ethnic lines. The Arab-Bedouins in Israel, a formerly nomadic ethno-national minority, have experienced displacement, forced sedentarization, and poverty since Israel was founded. Land disputes with the government have led to precarious living arrangements, including unrecognized
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Tariff setting for the sustainability of communal water points in Mangochi District, Malawi J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Kondwani Andreah, Mtafu Manda, Mavuto Tembo
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal The Malawian Government adopted a community-based management model for rural water supply systems, which assumes that users would cover costs related to the operation and maintenance (O&M) of their communal water points through regular cash contributions. These communal water points are mostly boreholes fitted with Afridev hand pumps. However
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Hospital wastewater treatment coupling electrochemical coagulation and activated sludge process J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Kempanapura Shivashankar Shivaprasad, Shivaswamy Mahesh, Mahesh Sahana
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Dual treatment of raw hospital wastewater (RHWW) is investigated by coupling electrochemical coagulation (ECC) with the activated sludge process (ASP) to achieve the goal of partial mineralization and reclaim quality water. The quality parameters of focus were chemical oxygen demand (COD), color, mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS), total
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Aluminum foil immersed in alkalized seawater removes Escherichia coli from household drinking water J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Erni Johan, Taufiq Ihsan, Satoru Fukugaichi, Naoto Matsue
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal The contamination of drinking water by pathogens poses a serious health hazard in developing countries. Herein, a simple sanitization tool for drinking water is proposed using layered double hydroxide (LDH), which adsorbs most pathogens with its positive charges. By immersing aluminum foil in a mixture of seawater and NaOH without heating
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Analysis of physical and non-physical factors associated with individual water consumption using a hierarchical linear model before and after an earthquake in a region with insufficient water supply J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Yuri Ito, Hiroshi Yokomichi, Sadhana Shrestha, Anthony S. Kiem, Naoki Kondo, Kei Nishida
In regions suffering from water scarcity, residents commonly employ several coping strategies such as the use of multiple water sources, water storage and water sharing and borrowing. This study applies a hierarchical linear regression model to investigate the physical (i.e. water source and supply time) and non-physical (i.e. number of families, wealth status, education for household head, house ownership
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Changes in organic fractions, cations, and stabilization from feces to fecal sludge: implications for dewatering performance and management solutions J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Stanley Bortse Sam, Eberhard Morgenroth, Linda Strande
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Reliable dewatering performance remains a key challenge in fecal sludge management, and the controlling factors or mechanisms are not well understood. There remain limited studies on constituents in feces and fecal sludge and how they affect the dewaterability of fecal sludge. This study aimed at evaluating a range of constituents in feces
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Association between water, sanitation and hygiene practices and diarrhea among under 3-year-old children: Evidence from a nationally representative sample in India (2019–2021) J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Shubhanjali Roy, G. Kiruthika, Sendhilkumar Muthappan, S. A. Rizwan, Jeyashree Kathiresan
Globally, 1.7 billion cases of childhood diarrheal disease occur every year. The Government of India initiated the Intensive Diarrhea Control Fortnight (IDCF) program in 2015 aimed to reduce childhood diarrheal deaths to zero. We aimed to ascertain the association between WASH practices and the prevalence of diarrhea in India's children under three years of age. We analyzed the data from the NFHS-5
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Water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities: enabling or impeding handwashing? An assessment of a primary school infrastructure in Palwal, India J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Vibha Gupta, Sarita Anand
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal The importance of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities in school cannot be ignored in protecting children from communicable diseases. However, reports from UNICEF suggest that there is a lack of adequate WASH facilities and a dearth of adequate data on available facilities, particularly from developing countries. The present
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‘There is water available and so our hearts are at peace’: exploring the impact of access to safe water on women's subjective well-being in Ghana J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Prosperous Ahiabli, Peter Adatara, Ruth Cross
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Women from Kordorwukope and Gbegbevia had to travel about 2 km to access safe water, until 2018 when International Needs Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organisation, extended piped water to each of the two communities. Since the extension of water to the communities, no study had been carried out to ascertain the effects of access to safe water
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Impacts of hydration and dehydration on microfiltration point-of-use filters: performance and cleaning impacts J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Andrea Ninabanda Ocampo, Brett Holden, Onita D. Basu
This research examines the performance of two commercially available point-of-use (POU) microfiltration membrane filters (MF) under hydrated (wet) versus a multi-day dry period (dehydrated). Filter performance is monitored in terms of water quality and flowrate, as well as flowrate recovery following different cleaning regimes. The cleaning methods tested were backwashing with filtrate at room temperature
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WASH and drinking water quality considerations in schools in reflection of the sustainable development goals – a review J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Magareth Thulisile Ngcongo, M. Tekere
View largeDownload slide View largeDownload slide Close modal Poor drinking water quality has been linked to negative health outcomes across the world. Drinking water quality is an essential part of safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Safe WASH in schools is linked with the achievement of sustainable development goals (SGDs), specifically, SDG 6. It is unclear whether water quality is always