A mixed methods study to evaluate participatory mapping for rural water safety planning in western Kenya.

ABSTRACT: Water safety planning is an approach to ensure safe drinking-water access through comprehensive risk assessment and water supply management from catchment to consumer. However, its uptake remains low in rural areas. Participatory mapping, the process of map creation for resource management by local communities, has yet to be used for rural water safety planning. In this mixed methods study, to evaluate the validity of participatory mapping outputs for rural water safety planning and assess community understanding of water safety, 140 community members in Siaya County, Kenya, attended ten village-level participatory mapping sessions. They mapped drinking-water sources, ranked their safety and mapped potential contamination hazards. Findings were triangulated against a questionnaire survey o

SUBMITTER: Okotto-Okotto J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8318241 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature