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. 2018 Jun 15;57(Suppl 3):35–42. doi: 10.1007/s00394-018-1746-6

Table 1.

Recent Liq.In7 data analyses by community-level determinants of adequate water intake

Domains for community-level data prioritized by Health Authorities Determinants of adequate water intake References for Liq.In7 data analyses 2015–2018
UN WHO CDC Argentina Brazil China Indonesia Mexico Uruguay
Water availability 1, 2 Environment Country [2426] [2426] [26] [26] [2426] [2426]
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 [2426, 29] [2426, 29] [26, 29] [26, 29] [2426, 29] [2426, 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]