A case-control study on the impact of improved sanitation on diarrhoea morbidity in Lesotho
Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO)
; 68(4): 455-63, 1990. Tab
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: pah-8460
Biblioteca responsável:
US1.1
Localização: US1.1, WHO COLL
ABSTRACT
A health impact evaluation of the Rural Sanitation Pilot Project in Mohale's Hoek district, Lesotho, was conducted from October 1987 to September 1988. A clinic-based case--control design was used to investigate the impact of improved sanitation on diarrhoea morbidity in young children. The results indicate that under 5-year-olds from households with a latrine may experience 24 percent fewer episodes of diarrhoea than such children from households without a latrine (odds ratio = 0.76; 95 percent confidence interval, 0.58-1.01). The impact of latrines on diarrhoea was greater in those households that used more water, practised better personal hygiene, and where the mothers had a higher level of education or worked outside the home. In common with studies conducted in Malawi, Phillippines and Sri Lank, little evidence was found that the relationship between latrine ownership and diarrhoea was confounded by socioeconomic status or environmental variables. For a samble of cases and controls, data on exposure status (presence or absence of a latrine) that were collected by interview at the clinics agreed closely with those obtained by observation during a home visit
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Coleções:
Bases de dados de organismos internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
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Doenças Negligenciadas
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ODS3 - Meta 3.3 Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.3: Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
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Meta 3.9: Reduzir o número de mortes por produtos químicos perigosos e contaminação do ar e água do solo
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Diarreia
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Doenças Negligenciadas
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Infecções Diarreicas
Base de dados:
PAHO
Assunto principal:
Grupos Controle
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Diarreia Infantil
País/Região como assunto:
África
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO)
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Artigo