Trends in access to water supply and sanitation in 31 major sub-Saharan African cities: An analysis of DHS data from 2000 to 2012

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Hopewell, Mike R ^a   Graham, Jay P ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Open defecation; Sanitation; Sub Saharan Africa; Water collection time; Water supply

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRENDS; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84897607938     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-208     Document Type: Review

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