The Physical Burden of Water Carrying and Women's Psychosocial Well-Being: Evidence from Rural Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Many women in low-income countries carry heavy loads of drinking water for their families in difficult terrain. This can adversely affect their health and well-being. The present study is the first to investigate the physical burden of water carrying and women's psychosocial well-being, and how this relationship is moderated by environmental and health conditions. Trained local interviewers conducted interviews with 1001 women across five rural communities in Nepal. In addition, objective measurement was used to assess the weight carried and distance from the water source. The physical burden of water carrying was calculated from weight, distance, and frequency of trips. Its association with psychosocial well-being was modeled using generalized estimating equations. Two additional models i

SUBMITTER: Tomberge VMJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8345449 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature