Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene in low‐ and middle‐income settings: a retrospective analysis of data from 145 countries

Prüss‐Üstün, Annette; Bartram, Jamie; Clasen, Thomas; M. Colford, John; Cumming, Oliver; Curtis, Valérie; Bonjour, Sophie; D. Dangour, Alan; De France, Jennifer; Fewtrell, Lorna; C. Freeman, Matthew; Gordon, Bruce; Hunter, Paul; B. Johnston, Richard; Mathers, Colin; Mäusezahl, Daniel; Medlicott, Kate; Neira, María; E. Stocks, Meredith; Wolf, Jennyfer; Cairncross, Sandy

doi:10.1111/tmi.12329

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Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene in low‐ and middle‐income settings: a retrospective analysis of data from 145 countries

Published in Tropical Medicine & International Health • Apr 30, 2014

Authors:

Annette Prüss‐Üstün

Jamie Bartram

Thomas Clasen

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the burden of diarrhoeal diseases from exposure to inadequate water, sanitation and hand hygiene in low- and middle-income settings and provide an overview of the impact on other diseases. METHODS: For estimating the impact of water, sanitation and hygiene on diarrhoea, we sel...

Subject

Sanitation

Hygiene

Environmental health

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