Cost and financial sustainability of a household-based water treatment and storage intervention in Zambia

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 385-394

  Banerjee, Anyana ^a   McFarland, Deborah A ^b   Singh, Ritu ^b   Quick, Robert ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Diarrhea prevention; Sensitivity analysis; Social marketing; Water treatment; Waterborne organisms

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

COST; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER STORAGE; WATER TREATMENT; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DILUTION; HOUSEHOLD; MARKETING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL MARKETING; STORAGE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; ZAMBIA;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HOUSING; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY; ZAMBIA;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 34548601403     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2007.034     Document Type: Article

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