An ecological quantification of the relationships between water, sanitation and infant, child, and maternal mortality.docVIP

Chengetal.EnvironmentalHealth2012,11:4 /content/11/1/4 RESEARCH OpenAccess Anecologicalquantificationoftherelationships betweenwater,sanitationandinfant,child,and maternalmortality JuneJCheng1,2*,CorinneJSchuster-Wallace2,3,4,SusanWatt2,5,BruceKNewbold3,4 andAndrewMente6,7 Abstract Background:Waterandsanitationaccessareknowntoberelatedtonewborn,child,andmaternalhealth.Our studyattemptstoquantifytheserelationshipsgloballyusingcountry-leveldata:Howmuchdoesimprovingaccess towaterandsanitationinfluenceinfant,child,andmaternalmortality? Methods:Datafor193countrieswereabstractedfromglobaldata