Abubakari Sulemana W, Oppong Felix B, Wiru Kenneth, Manu Grace, Apraku Edward A, Abukari Mahama, Zandoh Charles, Asante Kwaku P
Kintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, Kintampo, Ghana.
Ghana Med J. 2021 Dec;55(4):273-277. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v55i4.7.
This study examined whether the open-defecation (OD) free target is achievable by 2030.
Longitudinal study.
Seven sub-Districts of Kintampo North Municipal, and five sub-Districts of Kintampo South District.
Kintampo health and demographic surveillance system.
Data was collected from household heads or their representatives over a 12-year period from 2005 to 2016.
Open-defecation and attainment of OD free by 2030.
In an exploratory analysis, the correlation between the total number of households, year, and total number of OD households was obtained. The average percentage yearly increase or decrease in OD was computed and used to project the percentage of OD for the years 2020, 2025 and 2030. In addition, geo-spatial technology was used to visualize variability in OD across the twelve sub-Districts. The results showed that the OD free target is not achievable in 2030 or even if the current trend continues. In 2016, 44.2 per cent of the 31,571 households defecated openly. In six out of the 12 sub-Districts, more than half of the households openly defecated. Four out of these six sub-Districts were in the Kintampo North Municipality.
The 2030 OD free target is not achievable in the Kintampo districts of Ghana if the current trend continues.
Kintampo Health Research Centre funded this work.
本研究探讨了到2030年实现无露天排便目标是否可行。
纵向研究。
金坦波北市的7个分区和金坦波南区的5个分区。
金坦波健康与人口监测系统。
在2005年至2016年的12年期间，从户主或其代表处收集数据。
露天排便情况以及到2030年实现无露天排便。
在探索性分析中，得出了家庭总数、年份与露天排便家庭总数之间的相关性。计算了露天排便每年的平均增减百分比，并用于预测2020年、2025年和2030年的露天排便百分比。此外，利用地理空间技术直观呈现了12个分区露天排便情况的差异。结果表明，即使保持当前趋势，到2030年也无法实现无露天排便目标。2016年，31571户家庭中有44.2%露天排便。在12个分区中的6个分区，超过半数家庭露天排便。这6个分区中有4个位于金坦波北市。
如果保持当前趋势，加纳金坦波地区无法在2030年实现无露天排便目标。
金坦波健康研究中心资助了本研究。
