Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Factors Associated with Child Illness in Tanzania
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Factors Associated with Child Illness in Tanzania作者机构：Department of Public Health Brigham Young University Provo USA IMA World Health Dar es Salaam Tanzania IMA World Health Washington DC USA School of Public Health and Social Sciences Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Dar es Salaam Tanzania
出 版 物：《Health》 (健康（英文）)
年 卷 期：2019年第11卷第6期
页 面：827-840页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题：Tanzania Water Sanitation Hygiene Childhood Illness
摘 要：Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are critical to ensuring health and preventing disease in Tanzania where approximately one-third of childhood deaths are related to poor hygiene. This study explored associations between WASH practices and childhood illness. Data came from a cross-sectional survey of 5000 female caregivers living in the Lake Zone region of Tanzania. Measures included self-reported presence of fever, diarrhea, cough and various WASH factors. Multiple logistic regressions were used. Thirty-seven percent of children experienced fever, 26% diarrhea, and 11% cough in the previous two weeks. Unimproved toilets were positively associated with fever (OR 1.25, CI 1.03 - 1.53, p 0.05) and animal enclosures were negatively associated with diarrhea (OR 0.76, CI 0.61 - 0.96, p 0.05). Unsafe disposal of a child’s stool was associated with both fever (OR 0.77, CI 0.67 - 0.89, p 0.05) and diarrhea (OR 1.18, CI 1.0 - 1.38, p 0.05). Eating soil was associated with both fever (OR 2.02, CI 1.79 - 2.29, p 0.05) and diarrhea (OR 2.23, CI 1.95 - 2.57, p 0.05). Eating chicken feces was associated with both fever (OR 2.07, CI 1.66 - 2.58, p 0.05) and diarrhea (OR 2.38, CI 1.9 - 2.98, p 0.05). Water shortages were associated with fever (OR 1.21, CI 1.07 - 1.36, p 0.05) and cough (OR 1.48, CI 1.22 - 1.81, p 0.05). Policy makers and program designers should consider increasing access to water and sanitation to improve children’s health.
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