Risk perception, choice of drinking water and water treatment: Evidence from Kenyan towns

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 268-280

  Onjala, Joseph ^a   Ndiritu, Simon Wagura ^b,c   Stage, Jesper ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Strathmore Business School   (Kenya)

^d MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Subjective risk perception; Water quality; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904760066     PISSN: 20439083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/washdev.2014.131     Document Type: Article

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