Water, sanitation, and hygiene insecurity and disease prevention behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in low-income neighborhoods of Beira, Mozambique
Despite a high level of knowledge about the risks posed by COVID-19 and understanding of the benefits of handwashing and physical distancing, limitations in access to water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure acted as a barrier to people practicing disease prevention behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors
- Karen Lévy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0968-9401)
- Joshua V. Garn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4360-466X)
- Matthew C. Freeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1517-2572)
- Zaida A. Cumbe
- Rebecca S. Kann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7024-5885)
- Rassul Nalá
- Sandy McGunegill
- Courtney Victor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3082-6423)
- Jedidiah S. Snyder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7688-4450)
Institutions
- University of Nevada, Reno (US)
- Emory University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Instituto Nacional de Saúde (MZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310490
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.93
Funders
- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences