Reduced burden of childhood diarrheal diseases through increased access to water and sanitation in India: A modeling analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 180, Issue , 2017, Pages 181-192

  Nandi, Arindam ^a,b   Megiddo, Itamar ^a,c   Ashok, Ashvin ^a   Verma, Amit ^a   Laxminarayan, Ramanan ^a,b,d  

^a Centre for Disease Dynamics Economics and Policy   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Childhood diarrhea; Cost effectiveness; Financial risk protection; India; Sanitation; Water

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CHILD HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SANITATION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; STANDARDS; WATER QUALITY;

INDIA;

COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIARRHEA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; SANITATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84994872063     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.08.049     Document Type: Article

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