In pursuit of ‘safe’ water: the burden of personal injury from water fetching in 21 low-income and middle-income countries

Abstract

These data suggest that water-fetching injuries are an underappreciated and largely unmeasured public health challenge. We offer guidelines for comprehensive data collection on injuries to better capture the true burden of inadequate water access. Such data can guide the design of interventions to reduce injury risk and promote equitable water access solutions.