Journal article
The two sides of water access inequality in Mexico: north vs. south, rich vs. poor
Salud pública de México, v 67(6), pp 738-746
01 Nov 2025
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Abstract
Objective. To analyze patterns of water intermittency in Mexican households from 2022 to 2024, identifying regional and socioeconomic inequalities, and their relationship with renewable water availability and drought severity. Materials and methods.We used data from the 2022, 2023, and 2024 waves of the Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrici & oacute;n Continua. We estimated the proportion of households with continuous (24/7) access to piped water by region, socioeconomic status (SES), and urban-rural location.We also compared levels of water intermittency across regions with different levels of per capita renewable water availability and drought severity. Results. Only 36.5% of households in Mexico report continuous water supply. Rural households in the south and those with lower SES face higher levels of intermittency. Paradoxically, regions with the most severe drought conditions report higher levels of household water availability. Conclusions. Water intermittency in Mexico appears to be driven more by regional infrastructure inequalities and socioeconomic factors than by environmental water scarcity.
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- Title
- The two sides of water access inequality in Mexico: north vs. south, rich vs. poor
- Creators
- Jose Luis Figueroa - Instituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaOmar Guillermo Velasco-Becerril - Instituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaFaith Cole - Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Antropol, Los Angeles, CA USATalia Gordon - University of MichiganJuan Carlos Figueroa-Morales - Univ Drexel, Escuela Salud Publ Dornsife, Dept Epidemiol & Bioestadist, Philadelphia, PA USAAlejandra Rodriguez-Atristain - Instituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaZoe Boudart - University of MichiganBrisa Sanchez - Drexel UniversityElizabeth Fs Roberts - University of MichiganMartha Maria Tellez-Rojo - Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
- Publication Details
- Salud pública de México, v 67(6), pp 738-746
- Publisher
- Inst Nacional Salud Publica
- Number of pages
- 9
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- Spanish
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001653902800021
- Other Identifier
- 991022155348804721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health