Open AccessUtilization of safe drinking water and sanitary facilities in slum households of Siliguri, West Bengal
Author(s) -
Ditipriya Bhar,
Sharmistha Bhattacherjee,
Abhijit Mukherjee,
Tanmay Sarkar,
Samir Dasgupta
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_345_16
Subject(s) - sanitation , slum , latrine , environmental health , toilet , open defecation , water supply , improved sanitation , waterborne diseases , population , pit latrine , public health , socioeconomics , medicine , environmental science , environmental engineering , nursing , virology , sociology , outbreak
With the rapid expansion of urban population, provision of safe water and basic sanitation is becoming a challenge; especially in slums. This is adversely affecting the health of the people living in such areas.