journal article

The role of social identity in improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and health services: Evidence from Nepal

by Soumya Balasubramanya,

David Stifel,

Muzna Fatima Alvi and

Claudia Ringler

development policy review | 2022

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12588

Open Access | CC BY-NC-ND-4.0

Citation

Balasubramanya, Soumya; Stifel, David; Alvi, Muzna Fatima; and Ringler, Claudia. 2022. The role of social identity in improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and health services: Evidence from Nepal. Development Policy Review 40(4): e12588. https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12588

COVID-19 has revived focus on improving equitable access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and health services in developing countries. Most public programming tends to rely on economic indicators to identify and target vulnerable groups. Can expanded targeting criteria that include social status help to improve not only targeting, but also equity in access to WASH and health services?