Water Insecurity in the Jordan Valley: Community Perspectives on Its Impacts on Maternal and Child Health.

ABSTRACT: The Jordan Valley in the West Bank in Palestine provides a unique social, environmental, and geopolitical context in regard to the global challenge of water insecurity, where its impacts on child and maternal health are only partly understood. Existing research has been largely limited to investigations of water quantity/quality and direct health outcomes, such as infectious disease. This qualitative study aimed to provide a holistic perspective of the challenge of water insecurity and child health, by investigating household water insecurity in Palestine. Focus group discussions explored the lived experiences of women from marginalized communities. These were then thematically analyzed, in reference to social theory. The study identified context-specific aspects of water insecurity, shape

SUBMITTER: Walther A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11855651 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature