Water sources and educational attainment in Colombian adults: evidence from the national nutritional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Academic achievement is essential to people's individual and social development by enhancing opportunities for significant personal achievement throughout life. Exposure to toxic agents due to poor water quality may negatively influence neurodevelopment in children and adolescents into adulthood.

Objective

We aimed to estimate the association between the type of water for drinking purposes and academic achievements in Colombian adults.

Methods

We designed a cross-sectional study based on the National Survey of Nutritional Situation in Colombia (Encuesta Nacional de la Situación Nutricional en Colombia -ENSIN-) 2015. Academic achievement in our study was classified as less than complete primary school (0-4 years), between complete primary and incomplete seco

SUBMITTER: Florez-Garcia V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11992871 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature