Title | The Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale: comparison scores from 27 sites in 22 countries |
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Type | Journal article |
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Authors | Stoler, J., Miller, J., Adams, E., Ahmed, F., Alexander, Mallika, Asiki, Gershim, Balogun, M., Boivin, Michael J., Brewis, A., Carrillo, Genny, Chapman, K., Cole, S., Collins, Shalean M., Escobar-Vargas, Jorge, Eini-Zinab, Hassan, Freeman, M., Ghorbani, Monet, Hagaman, A., Hawley, Nicola, Jamaluddine, Z., Jepson, W., Krishnakumar, Divya, Maes, Kenneth, Mathad, J., Maupin, J., Owuor, Patrick Mbullo, Morales, Milton Marin, Morán-Martínez, J., Omidvar, N., Pearson, A., Rasheed, Sabrina, Rosinger, A., Samayoa-Figueroa, Luisa, Sánchez-Rodríguez, E., Santoso, M., Schuster, R., Sheikhi, Mahdieh, Srivastava, Sonali, Staddon, C., Sullivan, A., Tesfaye, Y., Trowell, A., Tshala-Katumbay, Desire, Tutu, Raymond, Workman, C., Wutich, A. and Young, S. |
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Abstract | Abstract Household survey data from 27 sites in 22 countries were collected in 2017–2018 in order to construct and validate a cross-cultural household-level water insecurity scale. The resultant Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) scale presents a useful tool for monitoring and evaluating water interventions as a complement to traditional metrics used by the development community. It can also help track progress toward achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6 ‘clean water and sanitation for all’. We present HWISE scale scores from 27 sites as comparative data for future studies using the HWISE scale in low- and middle-income contexts. Site-level mean scores for HWISE-12 (scored 0–36) ranged from 1.64 (SD 4.22) in Pune, India, to 20.90 (7.50) in Cartagena, Colombia, while site-level mean scores for HWISE-4 (scored 0–12) ranged from 0.51 (1.50) in Pune, India, to 8.21 (2.55) in Punjab, Pakistan. Scores tended to be higher in the dry season as expected. Data from this first implementation of the HWISE scale demonstrate the diversity of water insecurity within and across communities and can help to situate findings from future applications of this tool. |
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Keywords | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
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| Pollution |
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| Waste Management and Disposal |
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| Water Science and Technology |
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| Development |
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Journal | Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development |
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Journal citation | 11 (6), pp. 1102-1110 |
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ISSN | 2043-9083 |
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| 2408-9362 |
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Year | 2021 |
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Publisher | IWA Publishing |
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Publisher's version | License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2021.108 |
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Publication dates |
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Published online | 28 Sep 2021 |
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Published in print | 01 Nov 2021 |
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Project | BCS-1759972 |
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| SES-1462086 |
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| R21 MH108444 |
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| K01 MH098902 |
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| 51808392 |
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| NA |
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Funder | National Science Foundation |
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| National Science Foundation |
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| National Institutes of Health |
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| National Institutes of Health |
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| world bank group |
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| innovative methods and metrics for agriculture and nutrition actions |
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License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
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