TY - JOUR
T1 - The household water insecurity experiences (Hwise) scale
T2 - Comparison scores from 27 sites in 22 countries
AU - Stoler, Justin
AU - Miller, Joshua D.
AU - Adams, Ellis A.
AU - Ahmed, Farooq
AU - Alexander, Mallika
AU - Asiki, Gershim
AU - Balogun, Mobolanle
AU - Boivin, Michael J.
AU - Brewis, Alexandra
AU - Carrillo, Genny
AU - Chapman, Kelly
AU - Cole, Stroma
AU - Collins, Shalean M.
AU - Escobar-Vargas, Jorge
AU - Eini-Zinab, Hassan
AU - Freeman, Matthew C.
AU - Ghorbani, Monet
AU - Hagaman, Ashley
AU - Hawley, Nicola
AU - Jamaluddine, Zeina
AU - Jepson, Wendy E.
AU - Krishnakumar, Divya
AU - Maes, Kenneth
AU - Mathad, Jyoti
AU - Maupin, Jonathan
AU - Owuor, Patrick Mbullo
AU - Morales, Milton Marin
AU - Morán-Martínez, Javier
AU - Omidvar, Nasrin
AU - Pearson, Amber L.
AU - Rasheed, Sabrina
AU - Rosinger, Asher Y.
AU - Samayoa-Figueroa, Luisa
AU - Sánchez-Rodríguez, Ernesto C.
AU - Santoso, Marianne V.
AU - Schuster, Roseanne C.
AU - Sheikhi, Mahdieh
AU - Srivastava, Sonali
AU - Staddon, Chad
AU - Sullivan, Andrea
AU - Tesfaye, Yihenew
AU - Trowell, Alex
AU - Tshala-Katumbay, Desire
AU - Tutu, Raymond
AU - Workman, Cassandra L.
AU - Wutich, Amber
AU - Young, Sera L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors.
PY - 2021/11/1
Y1 - 2021/11/1
N2 - Household survey data from 27 sites in 22 countries were collected in 2017–2018 in order to construct and validate a cross-cultural household-level water insecurity scale. The resultant Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) scale presents a useful tool for monitoring and evaluating water interventions as a complement to traditional metrics used by the development community. It can also help track progress toward achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6 ‘clean water and sanitation for all’. We present HWISE scale scores from 27 sites as comparative data for future studies using the HWISE scale in low-and middle-income contexts. Site-level mean scores for HWISE-12 (scored 0–36) ranged from 1.64 (SD 4.22) in Pune, India, to 20.90 (7.50) in Cartagena, Colombia, while site-level mean scores for HWISE-4 (scored 0–12) ranged from 0.51 (1.50) in Pune, India, to 8.21 (2.55) in Punjab, Pakistan. Scores tended to be higher in the dry season as expected. Data from this first implementation of the HWISE scale demonstrate the diversity of water insecurity within and across communities and can help to situate findings from future applications of this tool.
AB - Household survey data from 27 sites in 22 countries were collected in 2017–2018 in order to construct and validate a cross-cultural household-level water insecurity scale. The resultant Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) scale presents a useful tool for monitoring and evaluating water interventions as a complement to traditional metrics used by the development community. It can also help track progress toward achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6 ‘clean water and sanitation for all’. We present HWISE scale scores from 27 sites as comparative data for future studies using the HWISE scale in low-and middle-income contexts. Site-level mean scores for HWISE-12 (scored 0–36) ranged from 1.64 (SD 4.22) in Pune, India, to 20.90 (7.50) in Cartagena, Colombia, while site-level mean scores for HWISE-4 (scored 0–12) ranged from 0.51 (1.50) in Pune, India, to 8.21 (2.55) in Punjab, Pakistan. Scores tended to be higher in the dry season as expected. Data from this first implementation of the HWISE scale demonstrate the diversity of water insecurity within and across communities and can help to situate findings from future applications of this tool.
KW - Global health
KW - Measurement
KW - Metrics
KW - Water insecurity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85117190910&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2166/washdev.2021.108
DO - 10.2166/washdev.2021.108
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85117190910
SN - 2043-9083
VL - 11
SP - 1102
EP - 1110
JO - Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
JF - Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
IS - 6
ER -
