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Effect of Groundwater Development Project on Diarrhea Incidence in Rural Zambia

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  • Yasuharu SHIMAMURA

    (Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University)

  • Hiroshi NISHINO

    (Metrics Work Consultants Inc)

  • Hirofumi TSURUTA

    (Namidabashi Lab. Co., Ltd)

  • Keitaro AOYAGI

    (Metrics Work Consultants Inc)

Abstract

This study evaluates the effect of a groundwater development project in rural Zambia. Our empirical analysis using a difference-in-differences methodology under an experimental setting reveals that the project reduced the incidence of diarrhea over the past two weeks by 1.6 percentage points among individuals of all age groups and by 5.9 percentage points among children under five. This study, however, simultaneously finds that the impact of the newly constructed water supply facilities is highly likely to be impaired by recontamination of improved source water during transport and storage, which appears further deteriorated by a reduction in the use of water treatment methods at home.

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  • Yasuharu SHIMAMURA & Hiroshi NISHINO & Hirofumi TSURUTA & Keitaro AOYAGI, 2017. "Effect of Groundwater Development Project on Diarrhea Incidence in Rural Zambia," GSICS Working Paper Series 31, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University.
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    waterborne disease; groundwater development; Zambia; impact evaluation; Japan International Cooperation Agency; development project;
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