Characterizing gender-based violence in the context of water, sanitation, and hygiene: A scoping review of evidence in low- and middle-income countries

The right to water and sanitation is recognized as fundamental to attaining all other rights. Despite the progress in access to water and sanitation in Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC), women and girls are vulnerable to various forms of violence when meeting their water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) needs. The findings on WaSH related gender-based violence (GBV) in LMICs are fragmented, and thus may not be able to inform policies and …