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Water needs and women's health in the Kumasi metropolitan area, Ghana.
Buor, Daniel.
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  • Buor D; Geography Section, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. danielbuor@yahoo.com
Health Place ; 10(1): 85-103, 2004 Mar.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14637289
This paper examines the impact of water fetching by women and the quality of water during periods of water scarcity on the health of women in the Kumasi metropolitan area. A sample of 210 women drawn using systematic random procedure is used for the study. Formal interview is the main instrument used. The survey has established that income, quality of water, hours spent fetching water during scarcity and age are the main factors influencing women's health in the metropolis during water scarcity. In both the core and periphery, the water-related problem influencing health is hours spent fetching water during scarcity. An empirical model on water needs and women's health has emerged from the survey. Recommendations have been made on strategies to ensure regular volume of surface water, effective management of scarce water resources with the participation of women, and ensuring gender equity in domestic services.
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Abastecimiento de Agua / Salud Urbana / Salud de la Mujer / Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Equity_inequality Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Female / Humans / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Health Place Asunto de la revista: EPIDEMIOLOGIA / SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2004 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Ghana Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Abastecimiento de Agua / Salud Urbana / Salud de la Mujer / Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Equity_inequality Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Female / Humans / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Health Place Asunto de la revista: EPIDEMIOLOGIA / SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2004 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Ghana Pais de publicación: Reino Unido