Open AccessReporting of the core indicators on drinking water and sanitation from urban slums of Jammu: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Sonika Sangra,
Neha Choudhary,
Akash Narangyal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_134_20
Subject(s) - sanitation , environmental health , medicine , hygiene , slum , observational study , cross sectional study , population , socioeconomics , pathology , sociology
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) play an important role in decreasing the morbidity and mortality associated with poor WASH practices. Poor knowledge and awareness lead to an increase in communicable diseases.