TY - JOUR
T1 - Determinants of tap water mistrust among Phoenix, Arizona Latinx adults
AU - Colburn, Abigail T.
AU - Buman, Matthew P.
AU - Wutich, Amber
AU - Vega-López, Sonia
AU - Ohri-Vachaspati, Punam
AU - Kavouras, Stavros A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Financial support for the conduct of the research was provided by the Arizona State University Graduate College and the Arizona State University Graduate and Professional Student Association. A.W.’s writing time was funded under NSF GCR-2021147. These funding sources had no involvement in the study design, in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, in the writing of the report, or in the decision to submit the article for publication.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The purpose of this investigation was to characterize factors that predict tap water mistrust among Phoenix, Arizona Latinx adults. Participants (n ¼ 492, 28 + 7 years, 37.4% female) completed water security experience-based scales and an Adapted Survey of Water Issues in Arizona. Binary logistic regression determined odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for the odds of perceiving tap water to be unsafe. Of all participants, 51.2% perceived their tap water to be unsafe. The odds of mistrusting tap water were significantly greater for each additional favorable perception of bottled compared to tap water (e.g., tastes/smells better; OR ¼ 1.94, 95% CI ¼ 1.50, 2.50), negative home tap water experience (e.g., hard water mineral deposits and rusty color; OR ¼ 1.32, 95% CI ¼ 1.12, 1.56), use of alternatives to home tap water (OR ¼ 1.25, 95% CI ¼ 1.04, 1.51), and with decreased water quality and acceptability (OR ¼ 1.21, 95% CI ¼ 1.01, 1.45; P, 0.05). The odds of mistrusting tap water were significantly lower for those whose primary source of drinking water is the public supply (municipal) (OR ¼ 0.07, 95% CI ¼ 0.01, 0.63) and with decreased water access (OR ¼ 0.56, 95% CI ¼ 0.48, 0.66; P, 0.05). Latinx mistrust of tap water appears to be associated with organoleptic perceptions and reliance on alternatives to the home drinking water system.
AB - The purpose of this investigation was to characterize factors that predict tap water mistrust among Phoenix, Arizona Latinx adults. Participants (n ¼ 492, 28 + 7 years, 37.4% female) completed water security experience-based scales and an Adapted Survey of Water Issues in Arizona. Binary logistic regression determined odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for the odds of perceiving tap water to be unsafe. Of all participants, 51.2% perceived their tap water to be unsafe. The odds of mistrusting tap water were significantly greater for each additional favorable perception of bottled compared to tap water (e.g., tastes/smells better; OR ¼ 1.94, 95% CI ¼ 1.50, 2.50), negative home tap water experience (e.g., hard water mineral deposits and rusty color; OR ¼ 1.32, 95% CI ¼ 1.12, 1.56), use of alternatives to home tap water (OR ¼ 1.25, 95% CI ¼ 1.04, 1.51), and with decreased water quality and acceptability (OR ¼ 1.21, 95% CI ¼ 1.01, 1.45; P, 0.05). The odds of mistrusting tap water were significantly lower for those whose primary source of drinking water is the public supply (municipal) (OR ¼ 0.07, 95% CI ¼ 0.01, 0.63) and with decreased water access (OR ¼ 0.56, 95% CI ¼ 0.48, 0.66; P, 0.05). Latinx mistrust of tap water appears to be associated with organoleptic perceptions and reliance on alternatives to the home drinking water system.
KW - Hispanic adults
KW - Latinx adults
KW - behavior
KW - bottled water
KW - hydration
KW - plain water intake
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U2 - 10.2166/wh.2023.267
DO - 10.2166/wh.2023.267
M3 - Article
C2 - 37387337
AN - SCOPUS:85164232225
SN - 1477-8920
VL - 21
SP - 702
EP - 718
JO - Journal of Water and Health
JF - Journal of Water and Health
IS - 6
ER -