@article{fdi:010064707,
  title = {{W}ater-related factors and childhood diarrhoea in {A}frican informal settlements : a cross-sectional study in {O}uagadougou ({B}urkina {F}aso)},
  author = {{D}os {S}antos, {S}t{\'e}phanie and {O}u{\'e}draogo, {F}. {D}. and {S}oura, {A}. {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}mproved access to water is a key factor in reducing diarrhoeal diseases, a leading cause of death among children in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica. {I}n terms of water access, sub-{S}aharan {A}frican cities are some of the worst off in the world, with 20% of populations supplied by an unimproved water source. {T}his situation is even worse in informal settlement areas. {U}sing cross-sectional data on access to water from a survey implemented in three informal neighbourhoods of the {O}uagadougou {H}ealth and {D}emographic {S}urveillance {S}ystem, logistic regressions are modelled to test the effect of different modalities of access to water on childhood diarrhoea. {O}ur results show that the prevalence of diarrhoea in children is high: one-third of households with a child under 10 experienced an episode of childhood diarrhoea during the 2 weeks preceding the survey, even though 91% of the households surveyed have access to an improved water source. {T}he results show that efforts to reduce childhood morbidity would be greatly enhanced by strengthening piped water access in informal settlement areas in {A}frica. {I}n addition, this study confirms that, beyond the single measure of the main access to water, accurate variables that assess the accessibility to water are needed.},
  keywords = {{A}frica ; childhood diarrhoea ; informal settlements ; water-related factors ; {BURKINA} {FASO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {W}ater and {H}ealth},
  volume = {13},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {562--574},
  ISSN = {1477-8920},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.2166/wh.2014.115},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064707},
}