Epidemiology of floods in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of health outcomes

F Suhr, JI Steinert - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Floods have affected 2.3 billion people worldwide in the last 20 years, and are
associated with a wide range of negative health outcomes. Climate change is projected to …

Open defecation-free slippage and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review

TA Abebe, GT Tucho - Systematic reviews, 2020 - Springer
Background Recent studies have shown an increase in open defecation and slippage of
open defecation-free certified villages in Ethiopia, despite significant progress the country …

Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices on water, sanitation, and hygiene in some selected LGAs in Kaduna State, Northwestern Nigeria

MKC Sridhar, OT Okareh… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities is a basic necessity for
human livelihood, survival, and well‐being. Adequate WASH facilities provision is a critical …

Open defecation practices in Lodwar, Kenya: a mixed-methods research

PJ Busienei, GM Ogendi… - Environmental health …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: As of the year 2014, about 2.5 billion people globally lacked access to
improved sanitation. The situation is even worse in the sub-Saharan African countries …

Latrine structure, design, and conditions, and the practice of open defecation in Lodwar Town, Turkana County, Kenya: a quantitative methods research

PJ Busienei, GM Ogendi… - Environmental health …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Poor latrine conditions, structure, and design may deter latrine use and
provoke reversion to open defecation (OD). Statistics show that only 18% of the households …

[HTML][HTML] Mixed method analysis of anthropogenic groundwater contamination of drinking water sources in Malawi

RGK Hinton, RM Kalin, LC Banda, MB Kanjaye… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Groundwater contamination poses significant challenges to public health and sustainable
development in Malawi, where approximately 80% of the population relies on groundwater …

Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and associated malnutrition among under-fives in conflict affected areas in southern Ethiopia

GE Geleto, T Kassa, B Erko - Tropical medicine and health, 2022 - Springer
Background Globally, there were about 50.8 million internally displaced people in 2020, of
whom 42% were in sub-Saharan Africa. In areas where there are conflicts, the humanitarian …

Hubungan sumber air minum dengan kandungan total coliform dalam air minum rumah tangga

L Arsyina, B Wispriyono, I Ardiansyah… - Jurnal Kesehatan …, 2019 - jurnal.unimus.ac.id
Abstract Latar Belakang: Air minum dapat secara langsung mempengaruhi kesehatan
manusia, sehingga harus terjamin kualitasnya. Di Indonesia, air minum harus memenuhi …

Exploring policy perceptions and responsibility of devolved decision-making for water service delivery in Kenya's 47 county governments

J Koehler - Geoforum, 2018 - Elsevier
Improving water services is a well-rehearsed political instrument to win public support
against a backdrop of a wide range of hydro-political realities in Africa. This paper examines …

Irrigation water quality and its impact on the physicochemical and microbiological contamination of vegetables produced from market gardening: a case of the Vea …

NB Douti, EEY Amuah, SK Abanyie… - Journal of Water and …, 2021 - iwaponline.com
The rationale for this study was to assess the physicochemical and bacteriological qualities
of the Vea irrigation water and resultant effects on the quality of fresh vegetables produced …