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Determinants of the avoidance behaviour of householdsto cope with unsafe drinking water: case study of Doualaand Yaoundé in Cameroon

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  • Armand Totouom

    (University of Dschang, P.O. Box 110, Dschang, Cameroon)

  • Sostaine Romuald Fouéka Tagne

    (Center of Studies and Research in Economics and Management, University of Yaoundé II, P.O.Box8309, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

  • Jonas Ngouhouo Poufoun

    (BETA, Université Lorraine, INRA, AgroParisTech, 14, Rue Girardet, 54 000 Nancy, France)

Abstract

Despite the effectiveness of home water treatment methods, this practice isnot yet widespread in many countries, including Cameroon. This study analyses thedeterminants of the avoidance behaviour of households to cope with unsafe drinkingwater in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé in Cameroon. The study is based on primarydata collected in 2013 from a sample of 789 households in the two cities. The nestedlogit model is used for empirical analysis. The main findings of the estimated modelsare as follows: the decision to improve water quality decreases when the head of thehousehold is a man and when there is no child in the household. Furthermore, itdecreases when wealth and the level of education are low. In addition, the probability ofusing a given avoidance method decreases with its cost of adoption and increases withits perceived efficiency (that is, the favourable opinion on the quality of water aftertreatment). The implications for public policies are discussed in this paper.

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  • Armand Totouom & Sostaine Romuald Fouéka Tagne & Jonas Ngouhouo Poufoun, 2018. "Determinants of the avoidance behaviour of householdsto cope with unsafe drinking water: case study of Doualaand Yaoundé in Cameroon," Review of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies, INRA Department of Economics, vol. 99(2), pages 121-148.
    • Handle: RePEc:rae:jouraf:v:99:y:2018:i:2:p:121-148
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    1. Fotio, Hervé Kaffo & Nguea, Stéphane Mbiankeu, 2022. "Access to water and sanitation in Africa: Does globalization matter?," International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 170(C), pages 79-91.

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