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Water fetching burden: A qualitative study to examine how it differs by gender among rural households in the west region of Cameroon.
- Source :
- Health Care for Women International; Sep2022, Vol. 43 Issue 9, p1023-1041, 19p, 3 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Women act as gatekeepers in securing water for their households. Using this qualitative methodology, 35 participants were interviewed with the objectives to determine roles and responsibilities of different family members in fetching and managing water and examine differences in perceptions related to water access/use between men and women in households from rural areas of the Menoua Division, West Cameroon. We found that the household structure was key component in each family member's degree of involvement in water fetching and management. A significant gender gap was found among adults with fewer men than women experiencing coping strategies-related to water scarcity. Hence, women participation in designing water and food security initiatives is warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- FAMILIES & psychology
CONSENSUS (Social sciences)
HOME environment
FOCUS groups
FOOD security
INTERVIEWING
SEX distribution
QUALITATIVE research
WATER supply
FAMILY roles
RESEARCH funding
SOUND recordings
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
WATER security
STATISTICAL sampling
DATA analysis
THEMATIC analysis
CONTENT analysis
RURAL population
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07399332
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Health Care for Women International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158065541
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2021.1931225