Household Water Treatment Practice and Associated Factors in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Household water treatment practices, also known as point-of-use water management, offer means to enhance the overall drinking water quality and reduce the prevalence of diarrheal diseases. Nevertheless, there is a scarcity of information on household water treatment practices and related factors in sub-Saharan Africa.

Objective

This study aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of water treatment practices and associated factors in sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods

We conducted a search of eligible primary studies in PubMed, Google Scholar, and Hinari, as well as gray literature available in online repositories. The Stata v.17 software was utilized to extract and analyze the data obtained from these studies. To determine the overall pooled prevalence of water

SUBMITTER: Atalay YA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11421405 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature