Exploring the links between water, sanitation and hygiene and disability; Results from a case-control study in Guatemala.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) access and appropriateness of people with disabilities compared to those without, in Guatemala.

Methods

A case-control study was conducted, nested within a national survey. The study included 707 people with disabilities, and 465 age- and sex-matched controls without disabilities. Participants reported on WASH access at the household and individual level. A sub-set of 121 cases and 104 controls completed a newly designed, in-depth WASH questionnaire.

Results

Households including people with disabilities were more likely to use an improved sanitation facility compared to control households (age-sex-adjusted OR: 1.7, 95% CI 1.3-2.5), but otherwise there were no differences in WASH access at the household level

SUBMITTER: Kuper H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5983415 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature