A systematic literature review on factors of socio-environmental vulnerability associated with water-borne diseases.
J Infect Dev Ctries
; 17(12): 1658-1666, 2023 12 31.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Diarrhoeas, acute gastroenteritis with moderate dehydration, malaria and cholera are water-borne diseases with a high incidence in childhood and are one of the principal causes of morbidity and mortality in children under the age of 5 years, and predominantly so in developing countries. Various factors influence the population's vulnerability to these diseases. The objective of this work was to identify the factors of socio-environmental vulnerability associated with the occurrence of water-borne diseases (diarrhoeas, acute gastroenteritis with moderate dehydration, malaria and cholera).METHODOLOGY:
A systematic review of the literature was performed, with the databases PubMed, Scopus, B-On and Scielo to identify studies published between 2010 and 2021. RESULTS ANDCONCLUSIONS:
The results showed that the most significant factors related to vulnerability to water-borne diseases have to do with sanitation and the availability of clean drinking water; however, temperature and precipitation were also found to exert considerable influence, together with the demographic factor.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cólera
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Gastroenterite
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Malária
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article