Effect of the lack of access to handwashing facilities on the global burden of lower respiratory infections, 1990-2019: A systematic analysis from the global burden of disease study 2019.

ABSTRACT: A lack of access to handwashing facilities is a significant risk factor for lower respiratory infections(LRIs). However, no studies have reported epidemiologic changes in the burden of LRIs attributed to the lack of access to handwashing facilities. We conducted an integrated assessment of the burden of LRIs attributable to the lack of handwashing facilities from 1990 to 2019 using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. In 2019, 270,000 deaths were attributed to LRIs due to a lack of access to handwashing facilities, with DALYs reaching 14.02 million. The age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR) of LRIs caused by a lack of access to handwashing facilities was approximately 3.74, while the age-standardized DALY rate (ASDR) was reported to be 203.55 in 2019. Over the past 30 years,

SUBMITTER: Mao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11422025 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature