Associations of WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Service Ladder service levels and sociodemographic factors with diarrhoeal disease among children under 5 years in Bishoftu town, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the associations of WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Service Ladder service levels and sociodemographic factors with diarrhoeal disease among children under 5 years in Bishoftu town, Ethiopia.

Design

A community-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

Bishoftu town, Ethiopia, January-February 2022.

Participants

A total of 1807 mothers with at least one child under 5 years were included. Sociodemographic and WASH variables were collected using a structured questionnaire. 378 drinking water samples were collected.

Outcome

The response variable was diarrhoeal disease among children under 5 years.

Results

The 2-week prevalence of diarrhoeal disease among children under 5 years was 14.8%. Illi

SUBMITTER: Girmay AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10387618 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature