Regional disparities in the burden of disease attributable to unsafe water and poor sanitation in China

• Published in: Bulletin of the World Health Organization Vol. 90; no. 8; pp. 578 - 587
• Main Authors: CARLTON, Elizabeth J, SONG LIANG, MCDOWELL, Julia Z, HUAZHONG LI, WEI LUO, REMAIS, Justin V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Genève Organisation mondiale de la santé 01.08.2012; World Health Organization; The World Health Organization
• Subjects: Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Biological effects; China; China (People's Republic); China - epidemiology; Diarrhea - epidemiology; Disease; Disease control; Disease Vectors; Diseases; Drinking water; Encephalitis, Japanese - epidemiology; Epidemiology; General aspects; Health; Health Policy & Services; Health Surveys; Helminthiasis - epidemiology; Humans; Hygiene; Malaria; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Rural development; Sanitation; Schistosoma; Soil Microbiology; Surveys; Tropical diseases; Water management; Water Microbiology; Water Supply; Asia; China; China, People's Rep; Water quality; Tropical medicine; Disparity; Regional; Morbidity; Public health; WHO

To estimate the disease burden attributable to unsafe water and poor sanitation and hygiene in China, to identify high-burden groups and to inform improvement measures. The disease burden attributable to unsafe water and poor sanitation and hygiene in China was estimated for diseases resulting from...