Open AccessPractices and attitudinal behavior about drinking water in an urban slum of district Rohtak, Haryana: A community-based study
Author(s) -
Ramesh Verma,
Avneet Singh,
Abhas Khurana,
Pragya Dixit,
Ranvir Singh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.222030
Subject(s) - medicine , slum , environmental health , socioeconomics , population , sociology
Globally, approximately, one billion people lack access to safe drinking water and 1.59 million deaths per year are because of contaminated water, primarily in children age <5 years. WHO reported that more than 90% of diarrhea cases can be prevented by enhancing the availability of clean water and improving hygiene measures.