Water and Sanitation

Uses

How it works

Comparisons

Highlighted claims

• Shared toilets were consistently associated with higher within-settlement healthcare use across all settlements. — Household determinants of healthcare utilisation in three informal settlements in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional survey
• Water access had strong associations with within-settlement healthcare use. — Household determinants of healthcare utilisation in three informal settlements in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional survey
• Health policy should be coordinated with infrastructure improvements because water, sanitation and waste conditions were associated with healthcare use. — Household determinants of healthcare utilisation in three informal settlements in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional survey
• Water insecurity, poor sanitation, unsafe waste disposal and disaster exposure may raise illness risk while poverty and infrastructure constraints can still suppress healthcare use. — Household determinants of healthcare utilisation in three informal settlements in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional survey
• Households taking more than 30 minutes to access water in Cockle Bay and Moyiba were more likely to use healthcare within settlements. — Household determinants of healthcare utilisation in three informal settlements in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional survey
• Shared sanitation may indicate disease exposure and communal vulnerability. — Household determinants of healthcare utilisation in three informal settlements in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional survey