Consumption of safe drinking water in Pakistan: its dimensions and determinants

Akram, Naeem

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-13-43-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-13-43-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-13-43-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 2

Research article

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25 Sep 2020

Research article |

| 25 Sep 2020

Consumption of safe drinking water in Pakistan: its dimensions and determinants

Naeem Akram

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Final revised paper (published on 25 Sep 2020)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'reviewer feedbacks', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Mar 2020
- AC1: 'Reply to the comments', Naeem Akram, 03 Apr 2020
RC2: 'Review of Akram', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Apr 2020
- AC2: 'Reply to the comments', Naeem Akram, 26 Apr 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (06 May 2020) by Luuk Rietveld

AR by Naeem Akram on behalf of the Authors (09 Jun 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (14 Aug 2020) by Luuk Rietveld

AR by Naeem Akram on behalf of the Authors (17 Aug 2020)

Short summary

Access to clean and safe drinking water is a basic human right. Poor quality of drinking water is directly associated with various waterborne diseases. This study found that people in rural areas, with older household heads, and large family sizes are significantly less likely to utilize safe drinking water sources. Households with media exposure, education, women empowerment in household purchases, and belonging to the rich segment of society are more likely to utilize safe drinking water.