Association between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and child undernutrition in Ethiopia: a hierarchical approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Undernutrition is a significant public health challenge and one of the leading causes of child mortality in a wide range of developing countries, including Ethiopia. Poor access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities commonly contributes to child growth failure. There is a paucity of information on the interrelationship between WASH and child undernutrition (stunting and wasting). This study aimed to assess the association between WASH and undernutrition among under-five-year-old children in Ethiopia.

Methods

A secondary data analysis was undertaken based on the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys (EDHS) conducted from 2000 to 2016. A total of 33,763 recent live births extracted from the EDHS reports were included in the current analysis. Multile

SUBMITTER: Sahiledengle B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9583486 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature