Heavy loads: Children's burdens of water carrying in Malawi

Waterlines

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-35

  Robson, E ^a   Porter, G ^a   Hampshire, K ^a   Munthali, A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Gender; Malawi; Water carrying

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DATA PROCESSING; HEALTH IMPACT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR;

MALAWI;

EID: 84873032627     PISSN: 02628104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3362/1756-3488.2013.003     Document Type: Article

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