A Global Perspective on Drinking-Water and Sanitation Classification: An Evaluation of Census Content.

ABSTRACT: Following the recent expiry of the United Nations' 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), new international development agenda covering 2030 water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) targets have been proposed, which imply new demands on data sources for monitoring relevant progress. This study evaluates drinking-water and sanitation classification systems from national census questionnaire content, based upon the most recent international policy changes, to examine national population census's ability to capture drinking-water and sanitation availability, safety, accessibility, and sustainability. In total, 247 censuses from 83 low income and lower-middle income countries were assessed using a scoring system, intended to assess harmonised water supply and sanitation classification systems f

SUBMITTER: Yu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4795766 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature