Water, sanitation and children's health : evidence from 172 DHS surveys (English)

This paper combines 172 Demography and Health Survey data sets from 70 countries to estimate the effect of water and sanitation on child mortality and morbidity. The results show a robust association between access to water and sanitation technologies and both child morbidity and child mortality. The point estimates imply, depending on the technology level and the sub-region chosen, that water and sanitation infrastructure lowers the odds of children...

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Fink,Gunther;

Gunther,Isabel;
Document Date
2010/04/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5275
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Water, sanitation and children's health : evidence from 172 DHS surveys
Keywords
water

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Fink,Gunther; Gunther,Isabel.

Water, sanitation and children's health : evidence from 172 DHS surveys (English). Paper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP)|Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5275 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/630921468151763344

Water, sanitation and children's health : evidence from 172 DHS surveys (English)

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