There is a well‐established connection among water quality, sanitation, and physical health.
The potentially important relationship between water and mental health is considerably less …

Water is imperative for nutrition and health, economic productivity, and political stability; it
also holds cultural and symbolic meanings and functions. Household water insecurity is an …

Many scholars and practitioners have drawn on the theory of syndemics to make sense of
the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory …

Water is an essential nutrient that has primarily been considered in terms of its physiological
necessity. But reliable access to water in sufficient quantities and quality is also critical for …

Introduction Water fetching for household needs can cause injury, but documentation of the
burden of harm globally has been limited. We described the frequency, characteristics and …

Water security is a powerful concept that is still in its early days in the field of nutrition. Given
the prevalence and severity of water issues and the many interconnections between water …

Water-related indicators have predominantly focused on water availability and water
infrastructure; experiences with water access and use have received far less attention …

Water problems due to scarcity, inaccessibility, or poor quality are a major barrier to
household functioning, livelihood, and health globally. Household-to-household water …

The paramount significance of the harmful impacts of poor drinking water services on
physical health have been recognized for decades. Besides, over the past twenty years, an …

In this review, we trace the origins and dissemination of syndemics, a concept developed
within critical medical anthropology that rapidly diffused to other fields. The goal is to provide …