Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Wash) Facilities in Sikkim

Findings from National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 5

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21697036
AutoresRajiv Gurung (0000-0002-4974-8541, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, autor de correspondencia), Kabindra Sharma (0000-0003-3113-6384, Sikkim University), Runa Rai (0000-0001-6618-4752, Sikkim University)
Año2024
Volumen26
Número7
Páginas707-717
Fecha de publicación2024-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaWater Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1366-7017 • E-ISSN: 1996-9759
EditorialIWA Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2166/wp.2024.069
OpenAlexW4400781561
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas19

The UN General Assembly has recognized access to improved drinking water and sanitation as a fundamental right. Despite this, a significant portion of the global population lacked access to safely managed drinking water (around 25%) and improved sanitation (around 50%) in 2020. India, the second most populous country, has approximately 3.7% of its population without access to improved drinking water and 31% without access to improved sanitation. This article examines factors influencing household access to improved drinking water and sanitation in Sikkim, India, using National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 5 data. The findings reveal that urban households, older, unmarried, female-headed households, with smaller families, earning higher incomes, located in the North, West and South districts, were more likely to have access to improved drinking water. Similarly, households with unmarried heads, located in higher wealth quintiles, located in the East district, were more likely to have access to improved sanitation facilities. The study suggests subsidizing the cost of improved water and sanitation services for poor rural households and increasing public investment to make these facilities more affordable for them

Business · Economics · Environmental health · Family health · Geography · Hygiene · Improved sanitation · Open defecation · Population · Sanitation · Socioeconomics · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Water resources management and optimization