Assessing the Health Impact of a Combined Water and Sanitation Intervention in Rural Odisha, India

Assessing the Health Impact of a Combined Water and Sanitation Intervention in Rural Odisha, India

This is a matched-cohort study designed to assess the health impact of a rural demand-driven water and sanitation intervention that provides piped treated water and household level pour-flush latrines and bathing rooms, as implemented by Gram Vikas.

We will undertake a matched-cohort study among 84 villages in Ganjam district, Orissa, India to assess the health impact of a program that provides improved water supplies and sanitation to rural villages.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Households in participating villages will be eligible to participate in the study if they have at least one child under 5 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

• None