Upgrading a Piped Water Supply from Intermittent to Continuous Delivery and Association with Waterborne Illness: A Matched Cohort Study in Urban India

Published By: Plos Medicine on eSS | Published Date: October, 27 , 2015

Intermittent delivery of piped water can lead to waterborne illness through contamination in the pipelines or during household storage, use of unsafe water sources during intermittencies, and limited water availability for hygiene. We assessed the association between continuous versus intermittent water supply and waterborne diseases, child mortality, and weight for age in Hubli-Dharwad, India

Author(s): Ayse Ercumen, Benjamin F Arnold | Posted on: Nov 05, 2015 | Views() | Download (623)


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