University of Yaoundé II, Faculty of Economics and Management, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
C R Biol. 2013 May-Jun;336(5-6):305-9. doi: 10.1016/j.crvi.2013.06.001. Epub 2013 Jul 18.
Water is at the center of the plant and animal life, the foundation upon which the health of human settlement and development of civilizations rely on. In tropical regions, 80% of diseases are transmitted either by germs in the water, or by vectors staying in it. In Sub-Saharan Africa, statistics show particularly high levels of unmet needs of populations in access to drinking water in a context of socioeconomic development. For this purpose, this study aims to determine the influence of access to drinking water on the health of populations in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from Cameroon, Senegal and Chad, it is clear from the descriptive analysis that 60% (Cameroon), and 59% (Chad) of the cases of childhood diarrhea in these two countries are due to the consumption of dirty water. In terms of explanatory analysis, we note that when a household in Cameroon, Senegal or Chad does not have access to drinking water, children under 5 years old residing there are respectively 1.29, 1.27 and 1.03 times more likely to have diarrhea than those residing in households with easy access to drinking water. In view of these results, it is recommended to increase access to drinking water in particular by reducing disparities between the rich and poor people.
水是动植物生命的中心，是人类住区健康和文明发展所依赖的基础。在热带地区，80%的疾病要么是水中的细菌传播的，要么是通过停留在水中的媒介传播的。在撒哈拉以南非洲，统计数据显示，在社会经济发展的背景下，人们获得饮用水的需求得不到满足的情况尤其严重。为此，本研究旨在确定获得饮用水对撒哈拉以南非洲人口健康的影响。本研究使用了来自喀麦隆、塞内加尔和乍得的人口与健康调查（DHS）的数据，从描述性分析中可以清楚地看到，这两个国家 60%（喀麦隆）和 59%（乍得）的儿童腹泻病例是由于饮用了不干净的水。在解释性分析方面，我们注意到，当喀麦隆、塞内加尔或乍得的一个家庭无法获得饮用水时，居住在该家庭的 5 岁以下儿童患腹泻的可能性分别是居住在容易获得饮用水的家庭的儿童的 1.29、1.27 和 1.03 倍。鉴于这些结果，建议特别通过减少贫富之间的差距来增加饮用水的供应。
