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ArticleWater security2017

Advancing methods for research on household water insecurity: Studying entitlements and capabilities, socio-cultural dynamics, and political processes, institutions and governance.

Amber Wutich, Jessica Budds, Laura Eichelberger, Jo Geere, Leila Harris, Jennifer Horney, Wendy Jepson, Emma Norman, Kathleen O'Reilly, Amber Pearson and 7 more

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Article in Water security, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39 citing papers in PubMed.

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  20. Food Insecurity and Water Insecurity in Rural Zimbabwe: Development of Multidimensional Household Measures.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Amber WutichSchool of Human Evolution & Social Change and Center for Global Health, Arizona State University.
Jessica BuddsSchool of International Development, University of East Anglia.
Laura EichelbergerDepartment of Anthropology, University of Texas at San Antonio.
Jo GeereSchool of Allied Health Professions, University of East Anglia.
Leila HarrisInstitute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia.
Jennifer HorneyDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Texas A&M University.
Wendy JepsonDepartment of Geography, Texas A&M University.
Emma NormanNative Environmental Science Program, Northwest Indian College.
Kathleen O'ReillyDepartment of Geography, Texas A&M University.
Amber PearsonDepartment of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences, Michigan State University.
Sameer ShahInstitute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia.
Jamie ShinnDepartment of Geology & Geography, West Virginia University.
Karen SimpsonDepartment of Geography and Environmental Management, University of West England Bristol.
Chad StaddonDepartment of Geography and Environmental Management, University of West England Bristol.
Justin StolerDepartment of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Miami.
Manuel P TeodoroDepartment of Political Science, Texas A&M University.
Sera YoungDepartment of Anthropology, Northwestern University.

Funding

Health consequences of water insecurity for HIV-infected mothers & their infantsR21MH108444 · NIMH · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI YOUNG, SERA LEWISE · 2016 to 2017
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NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH108444
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Household water insecurity has serious implications for the health, livelihoods and wellbeing of people around the world. Existing methods to assess the state of household water insecurity focus largely on water quality, quantity or adequacy, source or reliability, and affordability. These methods have significant advantages in terms of their simplicity and comparability, but are widely recognized to oversimplify and underestimate the global burden of household water insecurity. In contrast, a broader definition of household water insecurity should include entitlements and human capabilities, sociocultural dynamics, and political institutions and processes. This paper proposes a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods that can be widely adopted across cultural, geographic, and demographic contexts to assess hard-to-measure dimensions of household water insecurity. In doing so, it critically evaluates existing methods for assessing household water insecurity and suggests ways in which methodological innovations advance a broader definition of household water insecurity.

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ethnographyhousehold water insecuritymeasurementmethodologicalmethodsqualitative

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PMID29532811
PMCPMC5844501

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