Effects of the level of household access to water, sanitation and hygiene on the nutritional status of children under five, Benin.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whether or not the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) conditions in which children under five live determine their nutritional status is still under discussion. The work aimed to study the effects of household WASH conditions to which children under five are exposed on their nutritional status in Benin.

Methods

The study utilized a cross-sectional design and consisted of secondary analyses using datasets from the fifth Demographic and Health Survey (DHS-V) conducted in Benin. Stunting, wasting and underweight were the dependent variables. The WASH conditions in which children live were evaluated in the immediate environment, i.e., at the level of their households. After describing the study variables, the relationships between the dependent variables and the exp

SUBMITTER: Gaffan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10391820 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature