Access to water and sanitation infrastructures for primary schoolchildren in the south-central part of Côte d’Ivoire
Autor:innen
Kouame, Parfait
Galli, Anais
Loss, Georg
Wassa, Diriassouba
Bonfoh, Bassirou
Utzinger, Jürg
Winkler, Mirko
Autor:in (Körperschaft)
Publikationsdatum
23.08.2021
Typ der Arbeit
Studiengang
Sammlung
Typ
01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
Herausgeber:innen
Herausgeber:in (Körperschaft)
Betreuer:in
Übergeordnetes Werk
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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DOI der Originalpublikation
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Reihe / Serie
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Jahrgang / Band
18
Ausgabe / Nummer
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MDPI
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Zusammenfassung
In rural settings of Côte d’Ivoire, access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) at schools is often lacking. The purpose of this study was to assess the availability, quality, and use of WASH infrastructure in schools in the south-central part of Côte d’Ivoire, and to determine the hygiene practices of schoolchildren. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 20 primary schools with (n = 10) or without (n = 10) direct access to drinking water. The survey was comprised of a questionnaire directed at schoolchildren aged 8–17 years, an assessment of the WASH infrastructure, and the testing of drinking water samples for Escherichia coli and total coliforms. Overall, 771 schoolchildren were enrolled in the study. One out of four children (24.9%) reported that they used available toilets. Among those children not using toilets, more than half (57.5%) reported that they practised open defecation. Drinking water infrastructure was limited in most schools because of poor storage tanks, the low flow of water, or broken wells. All drinking water samples (n = 18) tested positive for total coliforms and 15 (83.3%) tested positive for E. coli. The lack of WASH infrastructures in primary schools in the south-central part of Côte d’Ivoire, in combination with poor hygiene practices, might govern disease transmission and absenteeism at school, especially among females.
Schlagwörter
Côte d’Ivoire, Drinking water, Primary schools, Schoolchildren, Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH)
Fachgebiet (DDC)
Veranstaltung
Startdatum der Ausstellung
Enddatum der Ausstellung
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Enddatum der Konferenz
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ISBN
ISSN
1661-7827
1660-4601
1660-4601
Sprache
Englisch
Während FHNW Zugehörigkeit erstellt
Ja
Zukunftsfelder FHNW
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Begutachtung
Peer-Review der ganzen Publikation
Open Access-Status
Gold
Lizenz
Zitation
KOUAME, Parfait, Anais GALLI, Maryna PETER, Georg LOSS, Diriassouba WASSA, Bassirou BONFOH, Jürg UTZINGER und Mirko WINKLER, 2021. Access to water and sanitation infrastructures for primary schoolchildren in the south-central part of Côte d’Ivoire. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 23 August 2021. Bd. 18. DOI 10.3390/ijerph18168863. Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-4145