Socioeconomic and Demographic Predictors of Potable Water and Sanitation Access in Ghana

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 673-687

  Adams, Ellis Adjei ^a   Boateng, Godfred O ^b   Amoyaw, Jonathan A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ghana; Health; Hygiene; Millennium development goals; Sanitation; Water

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DEVELOPING WORLD; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH SURVEY; HYGIENE; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

GHANA;

EID: 84957841320     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: 15730921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-015-0912-y     Document Type: Article

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