Table 1. Measures of water insecurity employed in this study.
Water security: "reliable access to adequate, safe water for an active lifestyle" | |
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Measures | |
Access | Time required to walk from home to source |
Time waiting in line at source | |
Adequacy | Worry over adequacy of water supply |
Reduction in amount of water used for various purposes | |
Going all day without drinking | |
Going to bed thirsty | |
Safety | Type of source used for drinking water (protected vs unprotected) |
Using an undesirable / dirty source | |
Perception of having drunk dirty water | |
Lifestyle | Opportunity costs of water collection |
e.g. foregoing communal activities in order to collect water |
Note: Items in italics (coded as present / absent) were included in the water insecurity questionnaire (see S1 Appendix, for full list of items in the Water Insecurity questionnaire). Non-italic items (coded as categorical or continuous measures) were collected during structured household interviews.