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Sanitation

Spatial distribution and determinants of unimproved sanitation facilities among households in Somalia: Using Somalia integrated household budget survey (SIHBS 2022)

Omar Muhumed Maidhane, Omran Salih, Abdisalam Hassan Muse, Abdirahman Omer Osman, Muse H. Abdi, Mahdi Hashi Hassan, Nur Mohamud Ali, Shacban Abdilahi Elmi

published 24 Apr 2026

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The gap between knowledge and action in Zimbabwe: The limits of individual awareness in the face of structural violence in cholera endemicity

Saime Ulucayli, Afet Arkut, Anele Lunga

published 21 Apr 2026

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Comfort or conservation? Investigating patient choices between plastic and metal speculums

Torren A. Kalaskey, Kathryn G. Quillen, Kyle R. Knutsen, Kylie R. Bushko, Omar F. Dueñas-Garcia

published 15 Apr 2026

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Behavioral patterns in latrine use and handwashing in rural western Kenya: Age, time of day, and the role of perceived safety

Noriko Tamari, Heidi E. Brown, Luigi Sedda, Gary L. Christopherson, Katherine D. Ellingson, Stephen Munga, Kacey C. Ernst

published 27 Mar 2026

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Modeling diarrhea in children under five in Somaliland: A machine learning analysis using SLDHS 2020 data

Yahye Hassan Muse, Mukhtar Abdi Hassan, Abdisalam Hassan Muse, Hibak Ismail, Saralees Nadarajah, Hodo Abdikarim

published 25 Mar 2026

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Beyond the grid: Navigating water supply and sanitation service ecosystems in informal settlements

Ana Casas, Paul Hutchings, Andrew R. Bell, Beata Kupiec-Teahan, Amy R. Lewis, José Mendoza Sanchez, Simon Willcock, Fiona Anciano, Dani J. Barrington, Mmeli Dube, Caroline Karani, Arturo Llaxacondor, Hellen López, Anna L. Mdee, Alesia D. Ofori, Joy N. Riungu, Kory C. Russel, Bjørn R. Kristensen, Alison Parker

published 13 Mar 2026

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Applying machine learning to predict stunting in children under 5 years old based on water, sanitation and hygiene behaviors and infrastructure

Sanaya Sinharoy, Heather Reese, Thomas Clasen, Sheela S. Sinharoy

published 05 Mar 2026

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Water, sanitation, and depressive symptoms in Indonesia: The mediating role of life satisfaction

Mashita Fajri, Sri Idaiani, Amy Blakemore, Jonathan Gibson, Herni Susanti, Helen Brooks, Penny Bee, Asri Maharani

published 05 Feb 2026

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Community-level externalities in child health: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Emmanuel Skoufias, Katja Vinha

published 21 Jan 2026

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Variation in exposure in neighborhoods of Dhaka, Bangladesh across different environmental pathways: The influence of human behavior on fecal exposure in urban environments

Nuhu Amin, Suraja Raj, Jamie Green, Shahjahan Ali, Sabrina Haque, Yuke Wang, Wolfgang Mairinger, Tanvir Ahmed, George Joseph, Mahbubur Rahman, Christine L. Moe

published 02 Jan 2026

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Business-as-usual and fantasy planning – an analysis of equity within climate adaptation planning for sanitation in Nairobi

Leonie K. Hyde-Smith, Daniel Ddiba, Sarah Dickin, Domenic Kiogora, Anna L. Mdee, Vanessa Reinfelder, Katy E. Roelich, Barbara Evans

published 30 Dec 2025

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Prevalence and factors associated with Intestinal parasitosis among adults with diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary care facility in Northern Uganda: A hospital-based cross-sectional study

Hillary Ngolobe, Martin Kugonza, Phillip Nkwatsibwe, Anthony Kato, Donald Otika, Morrish Obol Okello, Daniel S. Ebbs, Felix Bongomin

published 26 Dec 2025

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The prevalence, spatial distribution and geographic weighted regression of open defecation practice in sub-Saharan Africa using demographic and health survey (DHS) data

Lidetu Demoze, Natnael Gizachew, Eshetu Abera Worede, Adem Tsegaw Zegeye, Yayeh Walle Molalign, Mitkie Tigabie, Abiy Ayele Angelo, Eyob Akalewold Alemu, Gelila Yitageasu

published 17 Dec 2025

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