Social-epidemiological study for evaluation of water supply and sanitation systems of low-income urban community in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 184-191

  Mollah, Kabirul A ^a   Aramaki, Toshiya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Disability adjusted life years; Health implications; Low income urban community; Sanitation; Water supply

Indexed keywords

DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DRAINAGE NETWORK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HYGIENE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBAN POPULATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DISABILITY; DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SANITATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SANITATION; URBAN POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH];

EID: 77949357580     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2009.201     Document Type: Article

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