The toll of household water insecurity on health and human biology: Current understandings and future directions

• Published in: Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Water Vol. 7; no. 6; pp. e1468 - n/a
• Main Authors: Rosinger, Asher Y., Young, Sera L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2020; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Acceptability; Animal models; Biology; Cognitive ability; Correlation analysis; Cortisol; Dehydration; Diarrhea; Economics; environment; Food insecurity; Food security; health; Hormones; Households; human biology; Hypertension; Intestinal flora; Kidney diseases; Malnutrition; Microbiomes; Nutrition; Political factors; Psychological stress; Shape; Skin; Social interactions; Stability; Stunting; Water crises; Water quality; water security

Water is imperative for nutrition and health, economic productivity, and political stability; it also holds cultural and symbolic meanings and functions. Household water insecurity is an emerging construct that captures lived experiences with water access, use, and acceptability. Although the plausi...