Water, sanitation, and hygiene access in Senegal and its impact on the occurrence of diarrhea in children under 5 years old

Diarrheal diseases are the second leading cause of child mortality worldwide, occurring in about one in every nine child deaths, and were associated with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access. In this study, we provided an overview of WASH indicators' evolution from 2000 to 2017 and thei...

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Published in:Journal of water and health 2022-11, Vol.20 (11), p.1654-1667
Main Authors: Daffe, Mouhamadou Lamine, Diop, Cheikh, Dounebaine, Bonheur, Diop, Samba Sagor, Peleka, Jessica Carmelia Mbemba, Bah, Fatoumata, Thiam, Salimata, Ndong, Awa, Cabral, Mathilde, Toure, Aminata, Lam, Absa, Fall, Mamadou
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access
Biomarkers
Children
Children & youth
Data collection
Demographics
Diarrhea
Diseases
Drinking water
Education
Households
Hygiene
Mothers
Population
Questionnaires
Sanitation
Sanitation services
Secondary analysis
senegal
Sustainable development
Toilet facilities
Variables
wash
water
Water supply
Womens health
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Summary:Diarrheal diseases are the second leading cause of child mortality worldwide, occurring in about one in every nine child deaths, and were associated with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access. In this study, we provided an overview of WASH indicators' evolution from 2000 to 2017 and their impact on the occurrence of diarrhea in children under 5 years old in Senegal. It was a retrospective cross-sectional study, in which we did a secondary analysis of data from the Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) for water supply and sanitation and from the Senegal Demographic and Health Survey 2018. Our results showed that access to safely managed services increased by 18.1 and 19.1%, respectively, for water and sanitation. The prevalence of diarrhea estimated at 18.16% was associated with straining water through a cloth (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) [95% confidence interval (CI)]: 1.21 [1.00–1.45]) and getting water supplies from a source not located in a dwelling (AOR [95% CI]: 1.59 [1.21–2.09]). The prevalence of diarrhea among children under 5 years old was still relatively high in Senegal and was significantly associated with a lack of WASH access. Although the latter continues to increase, additional efforts to make water safer to drink will significantly reduce the occurrence of diarrheal diseases among children under 5 years old in Senegal.
ISSN:1477-8920
1996-7829
DOI:10.2166/wh.2022.203