Godfred O. Boateng

TL;DR: This primer will equip both scientists and practitioners to understand the ontology and methodology of scale development and validation, thereby facilitating the advancement of the understanding of a range of health, social, and behavioral outcomes.

TL;DR: This paper provides an overview and systematic evaluation of current household and individual water in security metrics for human development and seeks to advance micro‐level metrics because they will provide the research community with necessary tools to untangle the complex determinants and outcomes of water insecurity.

TL;DR: The HWISE Scale measures universal experiences of household water insecurity across low-income and middle-income countries and can contribute an evidence base for clinical, public health and policy recommendations regarding water.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the socio-economic and demographic factors associated with access to potable water and improved sanitation facilities, and found that income, education, household size, and region are significant predictors of improved water and sanitation access.

TL;DR: The results suggest that water insecurity is particularly acute in this period, and impacts women in far-reaching and unexpected ways, and proposes a broader conceptualisation of water insecurity to include consideration of the consequences of water security for maternal and infant psychosocial and physical health, nutrition, and economic well-being.