作者
Jo-Anne Lee Geere, Moa Cortobius, Jonathan Harold Geere, Charlotte Christiane Hammer, Paul R Hunter
发表日期
2018/6/1
来源
BMJ global health
卷号
3
期号
3
页码范围
e000764
出版商
BMJ Specialist Journals
简介
Introduction
The work of carrying water falls mainly on women and children, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and rural areas. While concerns have been raised, how water carriage is associated with health of the water carrier is not clear. The aim of this review is to summarise evidence on whether, and how, water carriage is associated with the water carrier’s health.
Methods
A systematic review of literature was conducted, searching Embase; Medline; Web of Science Social Sciences Citation Index; Web of Science Arts and Humanities Citation Index; International Initiative for Impact Evaluation website; WHO Virtual Health Sciences Library and WHO African index medicus, from inception to 8 November 2017.
Results
Forty-two studies were included. Their ability to demonstrate cause and effect relationships was limited by study design and fair or poor methodological quality. Overall, the studies suggest that water …
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