Limited water access is associated with food insecurity and diarrheal episodes among children suffering from moderate acute malnutrition in Far-North Cameroon

Limited water access is associated with food insecurity and diarrheal episodes among children suffering from moderate acute malnutrition in Far-North Cameroon

To gain further understanding of the interlinkages between poor water access, household food insecurity, and undernutrition among children, this study used a cross-sectional design with 474 female caretakers of children suffering from moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) to explore the relationship bet...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of water, sanitation, and hygiene for development sanitation, and hygiene for development, 2022-01, Vol.12 (1), p.68-79
Hauptverfasser: Nounkeu, Carole Debora, Teta, Ismael, Dharod, Jigna Morarji, Saha Foudjo, Brice Ulrich, Ntentie, Francoise Raissa, Boris, Azantsa Kingue, Georges, Nguefack-Tsague, Oben, Julius
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Sprache:eng
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Children
Children & youth
Confidence intervals
Defecation
Diarrhea
Drinking water
Food
Food insecurity
Food security
Households
Hygiene
Keller, Helen (1880-1968)
Malnutrition
moderate acute malnutrition
Regression analysis
Sanitation
Sociodemographics
Undernutrition
wash
water insecurity
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Zusammenfassung:To gain further understanding of the interlinkages between poor water access, household food insecurity, and undernutrition among children, this study used a cross-sectional design with 474 female caretakers of children suffering from moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) to explore the relationship between limited access to water and diarrheal diseases among children, aged
ISSN:2043-9083
2408-9362
DOI:10.2166/washdev.2021.171