Reduced Burden of Childhood Diarrheal Diseases through Increased Access to Water and Sanitation in India: Modeling Analysis
2017
This analysis estimates the health and economic benefits of scaling up the coverage of piped water and improved sanitation to a near-universal 95% level among Indian households. The authors used an agent-based microsimulation platform, IndiaSim, to model disease progression and individual healthcare-seeking behavior in India, and use ECEA to estimate health and economic outcomes over time.
They found that scaling up access to piped water and improved sanitation could avert 43,352 diarrheal episodes and 68 diarrheal deaths per 100,000 under 5 children per year. They estimated $357,788 in savings in out-of-pocket diarrhea treatment expenditure. Scaling up access to piped water and improved sanitation could largely reduce the burden of childhood diarrheal diseases in India.
Source:
Nandi A, Megiddo I, Ashok A et al. Reduced Burden of Childhood Diarrheal Diseases through Increased Access to Water and Sanitation in India: A Modeling Analysis. Social Science and Medicine 2017; 180: 181-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.08.049