Health Impacts of Non-Functioning Water Points in Uganda
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- Abstract
- 22% of water points in Sub-Saharan Africa are estimated to be non-functional on any given day (Banks 2016). This paper asks whether a non-functioning water point has an effect on the health of the individuals living nearby. I utilize variation in the location, type, and functionality of wells throughout the Republic of Uganda, as recorded in the Water Point Data Exchange (WPDx). Individual-level data from the Ugandan Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) is employed to examine how differences in exposure to non-functioning water points affect the prevalence of diarrhea, stunting, and mortality for children under the age of 5. This paper finds that increased exposure to a non-functional water point increases the prevalence of caregiver-reported under 5 diarrhea in rural areas. There is no significant effect of either newly constructed improved water points or non-functional water points on stunting or child mortality. I discuss policy recommendations and suggest new areas of research.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Date created | May 2018 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | von Wendorff, Anna | |
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| Advisor | Bhattacharya, Jay |
Subjects
| Subject | development economics |
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| Subject | development |
| Subject | community health |
| Subject | diarrhea |
| Subject | childhood mortality |
| Subject | sanitation |
| Subject | WASH |
| Genre | Thesis |
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- von Wendorff, Anna. (2018). Health Impacts of Non-Functioning Water Points in Uganda. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/vy921wx7823
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