Table 1.
Domains for community-level data prioritized by Health Authorities | Determinants of adequate water intake | References for Liq.In7 data analyses 2015–2018 | |||||||
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UN | WHO | CDC | Argentina | Brazil | China | Indonesia | Mexico | Uruguay | |
Water availability | 1, 2 | Environment | Country | [24–26] | [24–26] | [26] | [26] | [24–26] | [24–26] |
Within-country region, State | [27] | [28] | |||||||
City | |||||||||
Within-city locations, neighborhood | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | |||
Social | Social norms | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | ||
Water policies | |||||||||
Water acceptability | 1, 2 | Environment | Water quality, perception, color, odor, taste | ||||||
Water facilities are culturally sensitive | |||||||||
Education | Media, communications about water | ||||||||
Health education curricula, training systems | |||||||||
Social | Social networks (e.g. household type, peers) | ||||||||
Organizations, champions for drinking water | |||||||||
Water Affordability | 1 | Economic | Water price, affordability | ||||||
Income, poverty, income disparity | [27] | [28] | |||||||
Market forces | |||||||||
Water financing | |||||||||
Water accessibility | 2 | Environment | Rainfall, drought | ||||||
Water availability at school/work | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | |||
Water availability at home, housing quality | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | |||
Water availability in public spaces, libraries | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | |||
Water availability in food retail, businesses | |||||||||
Types of fluid available, composition | [24–26, 29] | [24–26, 29] | [26, 29] | [26, 29] | [24–26, 29] | [24–26, 29] | |||
Amount, quality of food available | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | [29] | |||
Health care | Health care services (e.g. doctor, nurse advice) | ||||||||
Water safety | 2 | Environment | Free from micro-organisms, contaminants | ||||||
Barriers to accessing water (e.g. area safety) | |||||||||
Water sufficiency | 2 | Environment | Altitude, climate, temperature, humidity | ||||||
5 | Economic | School/work absences, loss of earning, costs |
UN The United Nations describes the human right to water in terms of water availability, acceptability, affordability, accessibility, safety and sufficiency [16]. WHO The World Health Organization recommends five levels of community-level data collection (level 1: society, level 2: environment, level 3: population group vulnerability, level 4: individual treatment/access to care, level 5: consequences of poor health outcome) [17]. CDC The United States Centers for Disease Control recommends monitoring five key types of social determinants of health (economic, education, social, health care services, neighborhood and build environment) [18]