Water, sanitation, and hygiene access in Senegal and its impact on the occurrence of diarrhea in children under 5 years old. (25th October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• 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
• Is Part Of: Journal of water and health. Volume 20:Number 11(2022)
• Page Start: 1654
• Page End: 1667
• Publication Date: 2022-10-25
• Subjects: diarrhea -- hygiene -- sanitation -- Senegal -- WASH -- water; Water quality management -- Periodicals; Water -- Pollution -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Water quality -- Health aspects -- Periodicals; Water -- Health aspects -- Periodicals; Water -- Pollution -- Health aspects -- Periodicals; Public Health; Water Pollution -- prevention & control; Quality Control; Water Microbiology; Water Supply -- standards; Health & Medicine (General); Hydrology; Environmental health; Water -- Health aspects; Water -- Pollution -- Environmental aspects; Water -- Pollution -- Health aspects; Water quality -- Health aspects; Water quality management; Water; Gezondheid; Periodical; Periodicals; 363.61
• DOI: 10.2166/wh.2022.203
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1477-8920

Abstract

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. HIGHLIGHTS: WASH access has improved in recent years; however, the prevalence of diarrhea is still relatively high. Diarrhea is associated with a lack of WASH access. Indeed, straining water through a cloth and getting water supplies from a source not located in a dwelling are associated with an excess risk of diarrhea among children under 5 years old. Interventions to improve WASH are opportunities to save lives and are cost-effective measures. Graphical Abstract