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Ian Ross

@ianrossuk.bsky.social

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Assistant Prof (Health Economics) | water & sanitation econ at @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social | mountaineer | fellrunner | father of 2

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Ian Ross @ianrossuk.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Our study reporting the validity and reliability of the sanitation-related quality of life index (SanQoL-5) in 6 countries is out today in Nature Water. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Validity and reliability of the Sanitation-related Quality of Life index (SanQoL-5) in six countries - Nature Water

The Sanitation-related Quality of Life index (SanQoL-5) combines answers to five questions (disgust, privacy, disease, shame and safety) into a score ranging from 0 to 1. This study found good evidenc...

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Ian Ross @ianrossuk.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Implications of USAID cuts for DHS www.itg.be/en/health-st... DHS data are critical for understanding progress on WASH, and alongside MICS are the most reliable datapoints underpinning the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme estimates.

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When health data go dark

A call to restore DHS Program funding

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Ian Ross @ianrossuk.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Great post from @kopalo.bsky.social on "what will become of international development after the end of the aid paradigm?" www.africanistperspective.com/p/what-will-... It's not just about USAID. Post is focused on students/young prof, but of importance to all of us.

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What will become of international development after the end of the aid paradigm?

Some thoughts in response to questions I get from students and young professionals

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Ian Ross @ianrossuk.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

see also: - tried to get ChatGPT to write datetime code (it failed)

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Ian Ross @ianrossuk.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Our study reporting a discrete choice experiment to value the SanQoL-5 index in Mozambique was published www.valuehealthregionalissues.com/article/S221... [1/n]

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Valuing an Index of Sanitation-Related Quality of Life in Urban Mozambique: A Discrete Choice Experiment

A total of 1.5 billion people live without basic sanitation. A 5-attribute index of sanitation-related quality of life (SanQoL-5) has been applied in 9 countries. SanQoL-5 attributes and their levels ...

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Ian Ross @ianrossuk.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Great to spend 2 days with (most of) the LSHTM health economists. Lots of ideas and opportunities for collaboration!

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