Community response to the provision of alternative water supplies: a focus on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in rural Sri Lanka

Until recently, households in the most chronic kidney disease-affected rural areas of Sri Lanka used untreated groundwater for drinking and cooking, but, by 2018, that share was only 35%. About 50% of households consume water treated by reverse osmosis; others rely on piped water, water delivery by...

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Main Authors: Horbulyk, Theodore, Kafle, Kashi, Balasubramanya, Soumya
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111333
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author Horbulyk, Theodore
Kafle, Kashi
Balasubramanya, Soumya
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description Until recently, households in the most chronic kidney disease-affected rural areas of Sri Lanka used untreated groundwater for drinking and cooking, but, by 2018, that share was only 35%. About 50% of households consume water treated by reverse osmosis; others rely on piped water, water delivery by tanker and rainwater harvesting. Based on a new and representative survey of 1500 households, households’ propensities to treat drinking water and adopt improved water sources are shown to be associated with their perceptions of water safety and trust in the institutions that provide alternatives to untreated well water.
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spelling CGSpace1113332024-06-26T11:43:30Z Community response to the provision of alternative water supplies: a focus on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in rural Sri Lanka Horbulyk, Theodore Kafle, Kashi Balasubramanya, Soumya kidney diseases chronic course aetiology water supply drinking water water use reverse osmosis rainwater wells rural communities households risk assessment safety decision making villages institutions nongovernmental organizations Until recently, households in the most chronic kidney disease-affected rural areas of Sri Lanka used untreated groundwater for drinking and cooking, but, by 2018, that share was only 35%. About 50% of households consume water treated by reverse osmosis; others rely on piped water, water delivery by tanker and rainwater harvesting. Based on a new and representative survey of 1500 households, households’ propensities to treat drinking water and adopt improved water sources are shown to be associated with their perceptions of water safety and trust in the institutions that provide alternatives to untreated well water. 2021-01-02 2021-02-16T09:32:36Z 2021-02-16T09:32:36Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111333 en Open Access Informa UK Limited Horbulyk, Theodore; Kafle, Kashi; Balasubramanya, Soumya. 2021. Community response to the provision of alternative water supplies: a focus on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in rural Sri Lanka. Water International, 46(1):37-58. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2020.1868124]
spellingShingle kidney diseases
chronic course
aetiology
water supply
drinking water
water use
reverse osmosis
rainwater
wells
rural communities
households
risk assessment
safety
decision making
villages
institutions
nongovernmental organizations
Horbulyk, Theodore
Kafle, Kashi
Balasubramanya, Soumya
Community response to the provision of alternative water supplies: a focus on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in rural Sri Lanka
title Community response to the provision of alternative water supplies: a focus on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in rural Sri Lanka
title_full Community response to the provision of alternative water supplies: a focus on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in rural Sri Lanka
title_fullStr Community response to the provision of alternative water supplies: a focus on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in rural Sri Lanka
title_full_unstemmed Community response to the provision of alternative water supplies: a focus on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in rural Sri Lanka
title_short Community response to the provision of alternative water supplies: a focus on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in rural Sri Lanka
title_sort community response to the provision of alternative water supplies a focus on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology ckdu in rural sri lanka
topic kidney diseases
chronic course
aetiology
water supply
drinking water
water use
reverse osmosis
rainwater
wells
rural communities
households
risk assessment
safety
decision making
villages
institutions
nongovernmental organizations
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111333
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