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The challenges of safe water provision in the Gaza Strip could potentially have severe adverse effects on the population\u2019s health and well-being.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The main objectives of this survey are to determine the quality of drinking water at the household level and to investigate the association of various health outcomes with water quality at the household level in the Gaza Strip.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a cross-sectional household survey in the North Gaza, Gaza, and Rafah governorates between January and March 2023. We selected a subsample of households from a representative cross-sectional survey conducted in the Gaza Strip in 2020 with persons aged 40 years and older. From each household in the 2023 survey, we invited 3 individuals (2 older than 40 years and 1 between 18 and 30 years) to participate. The face-to-face interview included questions on drinking water, mental health and well-being, self-reported diagnoses for selected diseases, use of antibiotics, and knowledge about antimicrobial resistance. Additionally, we measured each participant\u2019s blood pressure. We sampled drinking water from each household and analyzed the samples for microbial contamination, nitrate, sodium, and mineral content.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In total, we visited 905 households and interviewed 2291 participants. In both age groups, more female participants were interviewed. A total of 56.60% (914\/1615) were aged \u226540 years, and 58.9% (398\/676) were aged between 18 and 30 years. We obtained water samples from nearly all households (902\/905, 99.8%). The results are expected to be published in several papers in 2025.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The extensive survey components, coupled with drinking water testing and building on an existing survey, allowed us to identify a broad set of potential impacts on health and well-being and to track changes over time. This study intends to identify humanitarian and development interventions that could impact the population served most. However, we completed data collection before the escalation of violence in October 2023. Given the impact of the still ongoing conflict, the initial intent of this work is no longer valid. However, the results emerging from the survey may still serve as a valuable baseline to assess the impacts of the current escalations on physical and mental health and on drinking water quality. In addition, our findings could provide important information for rebuilding the Gaza Strip in a more health-promoting way.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>DERR1-10.2196\/63415<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2196\/63415","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,18]],"date-time":"2024-10-18T14:28:44Z","timestamp":1729261724000},"page":"e63415","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Assessment of Health and Well-Being Effects Associated With the Challenging Drinking Water Situation in the Gaza Strip: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Household Survey Study"],"prefix":"10.2196","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8586-4171","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Curdin","family":"Brugger","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9629-125X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dominik","family":"Dietler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4506-3289","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bassam A","family":"Abu Hamad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-3325-9632","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tammo","family":"van Gastel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-0350-7505","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Federico","family":"Sittaro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7761-7162","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rodolfo","family":"Rossi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5253-2285","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Branwen Nia","family":"Owen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8561-5976","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nicole","family":"Probst-Hensch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7387-3863","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mirko S","family":"Winkler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1010","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","unstructured":"WorldbankToward water security for Palestinians: West Bank and Gaza water supply, sanitation, and hygiene poverty diagnosticOpen Knowledge Repository201808312024-01-29https:\/\/openknowledge.worldbank.org\/entities\/publication\/414a420d-e248-50ee-be8e-de0c45eee76b"},{"key":"ref2","unstructured":"Gaza water resources status report 2017Reliefweb201806192023-09-15Palestinian Water Authorityhttps:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/occupied-palestinian-territory\/gaza-water-status-report-2017-june-2018"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3823\/859"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.heliyon.2023.e21989"},{"key":"ref5","unstructured":"Palestinian Central Bureau of StatisticsPalestinian multiple indicator cluster survey 2019-2020, survey findings reportUNICEF20212023-10-31Ramallah, PalestinePalestinian Central Bureau of Statisticshttps:\/\/www.unicef.org\/sop\/media\/1736\/file\/MICS%202019-2020.pdf"},{"key":"ref6","unstructured":"TalebKCharacterization of the potential water-borne diseases in Wadi Gaza - 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