Catherine M DuBreck, Richard C Sadler, Godwin Arku, Jason A Gilliland
Examining community and consumer food environments for children: An urban-suburban-rural comparison in Southwestern Ontario
Social science & medicine (1982)
water insecuritythe inability access benefit affordable reliable safe water basic needsis considerable global health threat urgent need target interventions vulnerable accurate meaningful measurement priority households use diverse strategies cope water insecurity however systematically characterised measured food insecurity coping strategies index insightful targeting nutrition interventions vulnerable first step towards creating analogous scale water study characterises largest empirical data set water insecurity coping strategies proposes guidance measuring using novel toolkit openended responses water insecurity coping n2301 collected across 11 sites 10 low middleincome countries household water insecurity experiences hwise scale validation study responses characterised compared behaviours identified literature construct instrument systematically assess coping identified 19 distinct strategies households used experiencing water insecurity findings paired prior literature used develop water insecurity coping strategies assessment toolkit guidance piloting assess coping prevalence frequency severity widespread occurrence water insecurity coping strategies underscores importance understanding prevalence severity water insecurity coping strategies assessment toolkit offers comprehensive approach evaluate strategies inform design monitoring interventions targeting vulnerable water insecurity