Associations of WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Service Ladder service levels and sociodemographic factors with diarrhoeal disease among children under 5 years in Bishoftu town, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.
Aderajew Mekonnen GirmayAbel WeldetinsaeSisay Derso MengeshaErmias Alemayehu AdugnaZinabu Assefa AlemuBedasa WagariMelaku Gizaw SerteKaleab Sebsibe AwokeTesfaye Legesse BedadaMesaye Getachew WeldegebrielDanial Abera DinssaTsigereda Assefa AlemayehuMoa Abate KeneaKirubel Tesfaye TekuluWaktole GobenaGetinet FikresilassieWendayehu WubeAbayew Wassie MeleseEkram RedwanVivian HoffmannMasresha TessemaGetachew TolleraPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
In this study, diarrhoea among children is a significant health issue. Child's age, drinking water service, residence type and hygiene service were the largest contributors with respect to the prevalence of diarrhoeal disease. This investigation provides information that could help to inform interventions to reduce childhood diarrhoea. The findings suggest that state authorities should initiate robust WASH strategies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 3 agenda.