| Title | A comparison of the health effects of water supply and sanitation in urban and rural Guatemala |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1991 |
| Authors | Bateman, OM, Smith, S |
| Secondary Title | WASH reprint: field report |
| Volume | no. 352 |
| Pagination | x, 31 p.: 8 fig., 9 tab. |
| Date Published | 1991-01-01 |
| Publisher | Environmental Health Project (EHP) |
| Place Published | Arlington, VA, USA |
| Keywords | child health, guatemala, health impact, research, rural areas, safe water supply, sanitation, urban areas |
| Abstract | This study is interested in understanding better the relationship between water supply, sanitation and health. The general relationship between improved water supply and sanitation (WS&S) and improved health is well established. The report is interested in maximizing the health benefits of WS&S. To this end three hypotheses are developed relating to the relative health benefit of improved sanitation versus improved water supply, urban-rural differences in the health benefits of improved WS&S, and community coverage versus individual access to sanitation. These hypotheses are examined to provide guidance to the policymaker, programmer, and project manager when designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating WS&S programmes and projects. |
| Notes | 25 ref. |
| Custom 1 | 203.1, 827 |
