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Daffe ML, Diop C, Dounebaine B, Diop SS, Peleka JCM, Bah F, Thiam S, Ndong A, Cabral M, Toure A, Lam A, Fall M. Water, sanitation, and hygiene access in Senegal and its impact on the occurrence of diarrhea in children under 5 years old. J Water Health 2022; 20:1654-1667. [PMID: 36448615 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2022.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
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.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mouhamadou Lamine Daffe
- Toxicology and Hydrology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Fann, Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop, BP:5005, Dakar, Senegal E-mail:
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- Toxicology and Hydrology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Fann, Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop, BP:5005, Dakar, Senegal E-mail:
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- Toxicology and Hydrology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Fann, Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop, BP:5005, Dakar, Senegal E-mail:
| | - Jessica Carmelia Mbemba Peleka
- Toxicology and Hydrology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Fann, Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop, BP:5005, Dakar, Senegal E-mail:
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- Toxicology and Hydrology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Fann, Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop, BP:5005, Dakar, Senegal E-mail:
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- Toxicology and Hydrology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Fann, Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop, BP:5005, Dakar, Senegal E-mail:
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Training and Research Unit of Health Sciences, Iba Der Thiam University, Grand Standing, Thiès, BP: A967, Senegal
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- Toxicology and Hydrology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Fann, Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop, BP:5005, Dakar, Senegal E-mail:
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- Toxicology and Hydrology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Fann, Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop, BP:5005, Dakar, Senegal E-mail:
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- Toxicology and Hydrology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Fann, Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop, BP:5005, Dakar, Senegal E-mail:
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- Toxicology and Hydrology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Fann, Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop, BP:5005, Dakar, Senegal E-mail:
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