Measuring willingness-to-pay for water and sanitation by people living with HIV and AIDs in South Africa
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2016
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IWA Publishing
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The ill-provision of water and sanitation services poses the greatest risk to people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa – a majority of whom reside in slum settlements. People living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) die after succumbing to opportunistic infections, especially water-borne diseases (e.g., diarrhoea, cholera). This study was based on 485 individuals with HIV and AIDs drawn from three types of settlements (rural, peri-urban and urban slums) and sampled from three selected provincial districts of Khayelitsha (Western Cape), Ukhahlamba (Eastern Cape) and Groblersdal (Limpopo). The results show PLWHA having higher willingness-to-pay (WTP) for sanitation at ZAR448.40/month compared to water (ZAR428.60). Those living in urban slum settlements show the highest WTP for sanitation (ZAR552.70), followed by the ones in rural areas (ZAR500.24).
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Human immune-deficiency virus, Acquired immune-deficiency syndrome, Slum settlements, Water and sanitation, South Africa
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Makaudze, E. M. (2016). Measuring willingness-to-pay for water and sanitation by people living with HIV and AIDs in South Africa. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development,6 (1),161–169