01317nas a2200217 4500000000100000008004100001653001000042653001300052653001800065653001500083653001000098653002400108653003900132100001700171245010700188856005000295300001400345490000600359520072000365022001401085 2017 d10aIndia10aSrinagar10aPublic health10aSanitation10awater10aWaterborne diseases10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)1 aAhmad Baba S00aA study of risk factors associated with poor water and sanitation in Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir. uhttps://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1704183.pdf a1133-11400 v53 a

This paper seeks to investigate the risk factors associated with inadequate water and sanitation conditions in the different income households of Srinagar city. The study is based on primary sources of data collected with the help of well structured questionnaire/schedule from 1500 households during 2013. This study identifies the 8 main water supply and sanitation related risk factors and occurrence of 6 associated diseases. The study show that most of the low and lower middle income households were exposed to all the associated risk factors of water and sanitation. The study points to the need of creating awareness amongst the low and lower middle income households about the waterborne diseases.

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