Access to improved water source and satisfaction with services: Evidence from rural Ethiopia

In recent years access to safe and reliable water supplies has received increased government attention in Ethiopia. As a result, the national coverage rate for this service has gradually improved. Yet millions of people in rural areas still do not get drinking water from an improved water source. Wh...

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Autores principales: Abebaw, Degnet, Tadesse, Fanaye, Mogues, Tewodaj
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154459
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author Abebaw, Degnet
Tadesse, Fanaye
Mogues, Tewodaj
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Mogues, Tewodaj
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description In recent years access to safe and reliable water supplies has received increased government attention in Ethiopia. As a result, the national coverage rate for this service has gradually improved. Yet millions of people in rural areas still do not get drinking water from an improved water source. While expanding improved water source schemes is generally essential, it is equally important to ensure that the schemes have increased users' satisfaction with water quality and availability for everyday use. Using household survey data and employing univariate and bivariate probit models, this paper attempts to investigate the effect of access to an improved water source on users' satisfaction with both quality and availability of water. The study findings suggest that access to an improved water source significantly raised household satisfaction with both quality and availability of water. However, the effect of the improved water source on users' satisfaction was slightly lower for water availability than for water quality.
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spelling CGSpace1544592025-11-06T06:04:06Z Access to improved water source and satisfaction with services: Evidence from rural Ethiopia Abebaw, Degnet Tadesse, Fanaye Mogues, Tewodaj agriculture In recent years access to safe and reliable water supplies has received increased government attention in Ethiopia. As a result, the national coverage rate for this service has gradually improved. Yet millions of people in rural areas still do not get drinking water from an improved water source. While expanding improved water source schemes is generally essential, it is equally important to ensure that the schemes have increased users' satisfaction with water quality and availability for everyday use. Using household survey data and employing univariate and bivariate probit models, this paper attempts to investigate the effect of access to an improved water source on users' satisfaction with both quality and availability of water. The study findings suggest that access to an improved water source significantly raised household satisfaction with both quality and availability of water. However, the effect of the improved water source on users' satisfaction was slightly lower for water availability than for water quality. 2011 2024-10-01T14:01:38Z 2024-10-01T14:01:38Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154459 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Abebaw, Degnet; Tadesse, Fanaye; Mogues, Tewodaj. 2011. Access to improved water source and satisfaction with services: Evidence from rural Ethiopia. ESSP II Working Paper 32. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154459
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Access to improved water source and satisfaction with services: Evidence from rural Ethiopia
title Access to improved water source and satisfaction with services: Evidence from rural Ethiopia
title_full Access to improved water source and satisfaction with services: Evidence from rural Ethiopia
title_fullStr Access to improved water source and satisfaction with services: Evidence from rural Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Access to improved water source and satisfaction with services: Evidence from rural Ethiopia
title_short Access to improved water source and satisfaction with services: Evidence from rural Ethiopia
title_sort access to improved water source and satisfaction with services evidence from rural ethiopia
topic agriculture
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154459
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