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WASH Economics and Financing: towards a better understanding of costs and benefits

Editorial

Research Paper

Interaction of village and school latrines on educational outcomes in India

Jennifer Orgill-Meyer

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View articletitled, Interaction of village and school latrines on educational outcomes in India

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Sanitation dynamics: toilet acquisition and its economic and social implications in rural and urban contexts

Britta Augsburg; Paul Rodríguez-Lesmes

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View articletitled, Sanitation dynamics: toilet acquisition and its economic and social implications in rural and urban contexts

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Understanding the costs of urban sanitation: towards a standard costing model

Tristano Sainati; Fiona Zakaria; Giorgio Locatelli; P. Andrew Sleigh; Barbara Evans

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View articletitled, Understanding the costs of urban sanitation: towards a standard costing model

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Life-cycle costs approach for private piped water service delivery: a study in rural Viet Nam

Melita Grant; Tim Foster; Dao Van Dinh; Juliet Willetts; Georgia Davis

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View articletitled, Life-cycle costs approach for private piped water service delivery: a study in rural Viet Nam

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An assessment of penetration for pay-to-fetch water kiosks in rural Ghana using the Huff gravity model

Philip T. Deal; David A. Sabatini

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View articletitled, An assessment of penetration for pay-to-fetch water kiosks in rural Ghana using the Huff gravity model

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Understanding water demand and usage in Mandalay city, Myanmar as a basis for resetting tariffs^†

Tanvi Nagpal; Henry Rawlings; Maël Balac

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View articletitled, Understanding water demand and usage in Mandalay city, Myanmar as a basis for resetting tariffs^†

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Unpacking piped water consumption subsidies: Who benefits? New evidence from 10 countries

Laura Abramovsky; Luis Andrés; George Joseph; Juan Pablo Rud; Germán Sember ...

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View articletitled, Unpacking piped water consumption subsidies: Who benefits? New evidence from 10 countries

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Does payment by results work? Lessons from a multi-country WASH programme

Guy Howard; Zach White

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View articletitled, Does payment by results work? Lessons from a multi-country WASH programme

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Benefits and costs of rural sanitation interventions in Ghana

Mark Radin; Brad Wong; Catherine McManus; Saumitra Sinha; Marc Jeuland ...

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View articletitled, Benefits and costs of rural sanitation interventions in Ghana

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Expanding safe fecal sludge management in Kisumu, Kenya: an experimental comparison of latrine pit-emptying services

Rachel Peletz; Andy Feng; Clara MacLeod; Dianne Vernon; Tim Wang ...

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View articletitled, Expanding safe fecal sludge management in Kisumu, Kenya: an experimental comparison of latrine pit-emptying services

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Users are willing to pay for sanitation, but not as much as they say: empirical results and methodological comparisons of willingness to pay for peri-urban sanitation in Lusaka, Zambia using contingent valuation, discrete choice experiments, and hedonic pricing

James B. Tidwell

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View articletitled, Users are willing to pay for sanitation, but not as much as they say: empirical results and methodological comparisons of willingness to pay for peri-urban sanitation in Lusaka, Zambia using contingent valuation, discrete choice experiments, and hedonic pricing

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Review Paper

Review of frameworks and tools for urban strategic sanitation planning: considering technology innovations and sustainability

Dorothee Spuhler; Christoph Lüthi

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View articletitled, Review of frameworks and tools for urban strategic sanitation planning: considering technology innovations and sustainability

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Multiple and complex links between babyWASH and stunting: an evidence synthesis

Amy Waller; Monica Lakhanpaul; Samuel Godfrey; Priti Parikh

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View articletitled, Multiple and complex links between babyWASH and stunting: an evidence synthesis

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Temporal analysis of water, sanitation, and hygiene data from knowledge, attitudes, and practices surveys in the protracted humanitarian crisis in Myanmar

Marta Domini; Sunny Guidotti; Daniele Lantagne

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View articletitled, Temporal analysis of water, sanitation, and hygiene data from knowledge, attitudes, and practices surveys in the protracted humanitarian crisis in Myanmar

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WASH and Gender: a critical review of the literature and implications for gender-transformative WASH research

Jess MacArthur; Naomi Carrard; Juliet Willetts

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View articletitled, WASH and Gender: a critical review of the literature and implications for gender-transformative WASH research

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Research Paper

‘Solar septic tank’: evaluation of innovative decentralized treatment of blackwater in developing countries

Thammarat Koottatep; Stephanie Connelly; Tatchai Pussayanavin; Sopida Khamyai; Wattanapong Sangchun ...

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View articletitled, ‘<em>Solar septic tank</em>’: evaluation of innovative decentralized treatment of blackwater in developing countries

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Myth and reality of community ownership and control of community-managed piped water systems in Ghana

Nicholas Fielmua

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View articletitled, Myth and reality of community ownership and control of community-managed piped water systems in Ghana

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Predictors of hand hygiene behaviours among primary and secondary school children in a rural district setting in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional epidemiologic study

France Ncube; Artwell Kanda; Maude Chahwanda; Margaret Macherera; Bigboy Ngwenya

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View articletitled, Predictors of hand hygiene behaviours among primary and secondary school children in a rural district setting in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional epidemiologic study

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Comparative life cycle assessment of four commonly used point-of-use water treatment technologies

Tara Walsh; Jonathan Mellor

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View articletitled, Comparative life cycle assessment of four commonly used point-of-use water treatment technologies

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Performance evaluation of anoxic–oxic–anoxic processes in illuminated biofilm reactor (AOA-IBR) treating septic tank effluent

Sittikorn Kamngam; Thammarat Koottatep; Nawatch Surinkul; Chawalit Chaiwong; Chongrak Polprasert

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View articletitled, Performance evaluation of anoxic–oxic–anoxic processes in illuminated biofilm reactor (AOA-IBR) treating septic tank effluent

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Chlorine disinfection against Legionella pneumophila biofilms

Abdelwahid Assaidi; Mostafa Ellouali; Hassan Latrache; Hafida Zahir; Abdelaziz Karoumi ...

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View articletitled, Chlorine disinfection against <em>Legionella pneumophila</em> biofilms

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Estimating averting expenditure in domestic water use: evidence from Ghana

Anthony Amoah

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View articletitled, Estimating averting expenditure in domestic water use: evidence from Ghana

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Septage composition and pollution fluxes from cesspits in Palestine

Belal Amous; Nidal Mahmoud; Peter van der Steen; Piet N. L. Lens

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View articletitled, Septage composition and pollution fluxes from cesspits in Palestine

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Improving the hydrological performance of a rainwater for drinking (RFD) system at a rural hospital in Vietnam

Gippeum Bak; Anh Dzung Dao; Mooyoung Han

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View articletitled, Improving the hydrological performance of a rainwater for drinking (RFD) system at a rural hospital in Vietnam

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On-site sanitation density and groundwater quality: evidence from remote sensing and in situ observations in the Thiaroye aquifer, Senegal

Mor Talla Diaw; Seynabou Cissé-Faye; Cheikh Becaye Gaye; Seydou Niang; Abdoulaye Pouye ...

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View articletitled, On-site sanitation density and groundwater quality: evidence from remote sensing and <em>in situ</em> observations in the Thiaroye aquifer, Senegal

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Impact of community health promoters on awareness of a rural social marketing program, purchase and use of health products, and disease risk, Kenya, 2014–2016

Sunkyung Kim; Mark Laughlin; Jamae Morris; Ronald Otieno; Aloyce Odhiambo ...

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View articletitled, Impact of community health promoters on awareness of a rural social marketing program, purchase and use of health products, and disease risk, Kenya, 2014–2016

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Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) conditions and prevalence of office visits due to anemia: a regional-level analysis from Peru

Benoit Mougenot; Elard Amaya; Percy Herrera-Añazco

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View articletitled, Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) conditions and prevalence of office visits due to anemia: a regional-level analysis from Peru

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When is shared sanitation acceptable in low-income urban settlements? A user perspective on shared sanitation quality in Kumasi, Kisumu and Dhaka

Vasco Schelbert; Dario Meili; Mahbub-Ul Alam; Sheillah Simiyu; Prince Antwi-Agyei ...

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View articletitled, When is shared sanitation acceptable in low-income urban settlements? A user perspective on shared sanitation quality in Kumasi, Kisumu and Dhaka

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Longitudinal study of microbial load of drinking water and seasonal variation of water quality at the point of use in food establishments of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Aderajew Mekonnen Girmay; Sirak Robele Gari; Azage Gebreyohannes Gebremariam; Bezatu Mengistie Alemu; Martin R. Evans ...

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View articletitled, Longitudinal study of microbial load of drinking water and seasonal variation of water quality at the point of use in food establishments of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Immediate influences of hygiene education sessions on handwashing behaviors of selected Nepali students

Govinda Prasad Devkota; Sheri Bastien; Petter D. Jenssen; Manoj K. Pandey; Bhimsen Devkota ...

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View articletitled, Immediate influences of hygiene education sessions on handwashing behaviors of selected Nepali students

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Backpack use as an alternative water transport method in Kisumu, Kenya

Sunkyung Kim; Kathryn Curran; Li Deng; Aloyce Odhiambo; Jared Oremo ...

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View articletitled, Backpack use as an alternative water transport method in Kisumu, Kenya

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Reconfiguring urban waterscape: water kiosks in Delhi as a new governance model

Uma Dey Sarkar; Bikramaditya K. Choudhary

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View articletitled, Reconfiguring urban waterscape: water kiosks in Delhi as a new governance model

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Practical Paper

Implementation of point-of-use water treatment methods in a rural Tanzanian community: a case study

T. M. Ngasala; S. J. Masten; C. Cohen; D. Ravitz; E. J. Mwita

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View articletitled, Implementation of point-of-use water treatment methods in a rural Tanzanian community: a case study

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Short Communication

Fertilizer effect of composted sewage sludge and cattle manure on Pelargonium growth

Nesrine Dridi; Lilia Romdhane; Renata Ferreira; Noomene Sleimi

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View articletitled, Fertilizer effect of composted sewage sludge and cattle manure on <em>Pelargonium</em> growth

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Use of group maturity index to measure growth, performance, and sustainability of community health clubs in urban water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program in Zimbabwe

Mitsuaki Hirai; Arnold Cole; Moreblessing Munyaka; Steven Mudhuviwa; Taurai Maja ...

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View articletitled, Use of group maturity index to measure growth, performance, and sustainability of community health clubs in urban water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program in Zimbabwe

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Discussion Paper

In Memoriam