Assessing demand for improved sustainable sanitation in low-income informal settlements of urban areas: A critical review

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 81-95

  Okurut, Kenan ^a   Kulabako, Robinah Nakawunde ^b   Chenoweth, Jonathan ^a   Charles, Katrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

assessment; behaviour; demand; informal settlements; sanitation

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SANITATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TECHNOLOGY; URBAN AREA; WATER CONTAMINATION; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; POVERTY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; POVERTY; SANITATION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84919493534     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2014.893570     Document Type: Review

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