Evaluating Equity and Inclusion in Access toWater and Sanitation for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Wukro, Ethiopia

For more than a decade, foreign aid-supported water interventions focusing on an increase in household private connections have been implemented in the small urban center of Wukro. However, little has been investigated about the effectiveness of these interventions in achieving equitable and inclusi...

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Autores: Jiménez Redal, Rubén, Holowko, Natalie, Almandoz Berrondo, Francisco Javier, Soriano, Javier, Arregui, Francisco, Magrinya, Francesc
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
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Palabra clave:equity
inclusion
water intervention
sanitation intervention
PLWHA
connections
diarrhea
poverty
tigray
goals
hiv
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spelling Evaluating Equity and Inclusion in Access toWater and Sanitation for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Wukro, EthiopiaJiménez Redal, RubénHolowko, NatalieAlmandoz Berrondo, Francisco JavierSoriano, JavierArregui, FranciscoMagrinya, Francescequityinclusionwater interventionsanitation interventionPLWHAconnectionsdiarrheapovertytigraygoalshivFor more than a decade, foreign aid-supported water interventions focusing on an increase in household private connections have been implemented in the small urban center of Wukro. However, little has been investigated about the effectiveness of these interventions in achieving equitable and inclusive access to water and sanitation for all, including the most vulnerable. With this purpose, a cross-sectional comparative analysis of service provision between the HIV-infected population (n = 199) and non-infected population (n = 199) was undertaken. Findings suggest significant inequalities regarding the primary water source, monthly expenditure in water, water consumption, and time employed to fetch water, as well as the type of toilet facility, number of users, and the time employed to access it. Results also show a reported feeling of discrimination with regard to service provision within the HIV-positive population. This study provides evidence on local-scale interventions increasing the number of household water connections but overlooking the pursuit of equity and inclusion for the most vulnerable. The study also presents recommendations on how to specifically target the needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS in order to achieve equitable and inclusive access to water and sanitation for all.This research was funded by ICLI and the University of the Basque Country.MDPI201920192018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/31808reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoIngléshttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/9/1237info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).Atribución 3.0 Españaoai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/318082026-06-18T09:23:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evaluating Equity and Inclusion in Access toWater and Sanitation for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Wukro, Ethiopia
title Evaluating Equity and Inclusion in Access toWater and Sanitation for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Wukro, Ethiopia
spellingShingle Evaluating Equity and Inclusion in Access toWater and Sanitation for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Wukro, Ethiopia
Jiménez Redal, Rubén
equity
inclusion
water intervention
sanitation intervention
PLWHA
connections
diarrhea
poverty
tigray
goals
hiv
title_short Evaluating Equity and Inclusion in Access toWater and Sanitation for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Wukro, Ethiopia
title_full Evaluating Equity and Inclusion in Access toWater and Sanitation for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Wukro, Ethiopia
title_fullStr Evaluating Equity and Inclusion in Access toWater and Sanitation for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Wukro, Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating Equity and Inclusion in Access toWater and Sanitation for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Wukro, Ethiopia
title_sort Evaluating Equity and Inclusion in Access toWater and Sanitation for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Wukro, Ethiopia
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Jiménez Redal, Rubén
Holowko, Natalie
Almandoz Berrondo, Francisco Javier
Soriano, Javier
Arregui, Francisco
Magrinya, Francesc
author Jiménez Redal, Rubén
author_facet Jiménez Redal, Rubén
Holowko, Natalie
Almandoz Berrondo, Francisco Javier
Soriano, Javier
Arregui, Francisco
Magrinya, Francesc
author_role author
author2 Holowko, Natalie
Almandoz Berrondo, Francisco Javier
Soriano, Javier
Arregui, Francisco
Magrinya, Francesc
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv equity
inclusion
water intervention
sanitation intervention
PLWHA
connections
diarrhea
poverty
tigray
goals
hiv
topic equity
inclusion
water intervention
sanitation intervention
PLWHA
connections
diarrhea
poverty
tigray
goals
hiv
description For more than a decade, foreign aid-supported water interventions focusing on an increase in household private connections have been implemented in the small urban center of Wukro. However, little has been investigated about the effectiveness of these interventions in achieving equitable and inclusive access to water and sanitation for all, including the most vulnerable. With this purpose, a cross-sectional comparative analysis of service provision between the HIV-infected population (n = 199) and non-infected population (n = 199) was undertaken. Findings suggest significant inequalities regarding the primary water source, monthly expenditure in water, water consumption, and time employed to fetch water, as well as the type of toilet facility, number of users, and the time employed to access it. Results also show a reported feeling of discrimination with regard to service provision within the HIV-positive population. This study provides evidence on local-scale interventions increasing the number of household water connections but overlooking the pursuit of equity and inclusion for the most vulnerable. The study also presents recommendations on how to specifically target the needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS in order to achieve equitable and inclusive access to water and sanitation for all.
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