Water, sanitation, and primary school attendance: A multi-level assessment of determinants of household-reported absence in Kenya

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 457-465

  Dreibelbis, Robert ^a,b   Greene, Leslie E ^a   Freeman, Matthew C ^a   Saboori, Shadi ^a   Chase, Rachel P ^b   Rheingans, Richard ^a,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Educational policy; International education; Sanitation; Water

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WATER SUPPLY;

KENYA;

EID: 84880741497     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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