Lebel Louis, Navy Hap, Siharath Phoummixay, Long Chau Thi Minh, Aung Nilar, Lebel Phimphakan, Hoanh Chu Thai, Lebel Boripat
Unit for Social and Environmental Research, Department of Social Science and Development, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Fisheries Administration, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Environ Dev Sustain. 2023;25(4):3503-3522. doi: 10.1007/s10668-022-02182-0. Epub 2022 Feb 25.
Access to sufficient clean water is important for reducing the risks from COVID-19. It is unclear, however, what influence COVID-19 has had on water insecurities. The objective of this study was to assess the associations between COVID-19 control measures and household water insecurities. A survey of 1559 individuals living in vulnerable communities in five countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam) showed that increased needs for clean water to wash hands or facemasks made it more likely a person was water insecure along those dimensions. Water insecurities with respect to handwashing and drinking, in turn, made adoption of the corresponding good practices less likely, whereas in the case of washing facemasks there was no association. Water system infrastructure, environmental conditions such as floods and droughts, as well as gender norms and knowledge, were also important for water insecurities and the adoption of good practices. As domestic water insecurities and COVID-19 control measures are associated with each other, efforts should therefore be directed at identifying and assisting the water insecure at high risk when COVID-19 reaches their communities.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10668-022-02182-0.
获得充足的清洁水对于降低感染新冠病毒的风险很重要。然而，目前尚不清楚新冠病毒对水资源不安全状况有何影响。本研究的目的是评估新冠疫情防控措施与家庭水资源不安全状况之间的关联。对柬埔寨、老挝、缅甸、泰国、越南五个国家脆弱社区的1559人进行的一项调查显示，洗手或清洗口罩对清洁水需求的增加，使得人们在这些方面更有可能面临水资源不安全状况。反过来，洗手和饮用方面的水资源不安全状况又使得人们不太可能采取相应的良好做法，而在清洗口罩方面则不存在这种关联。水系统基础设施、洪水和干旱等环境条件以及性别规范和知识，对水资源不安全状况和良好做法的采用也很重要。由于家庭水资源不安全状况与新冠疫情防控措施相互关联，因此在新冠疫情蔓延至社区时，应努力识别并援助高风险的水资源不安全人群。
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