A novel household water insecurity scale: Procedures and psychometric analysis among postpartum women in western Kenya.

ABSTRACT: Our ability to measure household-level food insecurity has revealed its critical role in a range of physical, psychosocial, and health outcomes. Currently, there is no analogous, standardized instrument for quantifying household-level water insecurity, which prevents us from understanding both its prevalence and consequences. Therefore, our objectives were to develop and validate a household water insecurity scale appropriate for use in our cohort in western Kenya. We used a range of qualitative techniques to develop a preliminary set of 29 household water insecurity questions and administered those questions at 15 and 18 months postpartum, concurrent with a suite of other survey modules. These data were complemented by data on quantity of water used and stored, and microbiological quality

SUBMITTER: Boateng GO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5993289 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature