在撒哈拉以南非洲探索家庭环境因素和用必需剂洗手之间的联系
Aiggan Tamene1, Aklilu Habte1, Mihretu Tagesse1
1School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wachemo University, Hosaena, Ethiopia.
PloS one
|June 29, 2023
概括
在全球范围内,有30亿人缺乏家庭手部卫生设施. 这项研究表明,在撒哈拉以南非洲,家庭财富,教育和获得水的机会显著影响了用必需剂洗手的做法.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 全球健康 全球健康
背景情况:
- 全球有30亿人缺乏足够的家庭手部卫生设施,14亿人缺乏肥和水.
- 全球16亿人家里没有肥和水,以保持卫生.
- 本分析研究了生活条件与撒哈拉以南非洲手部卫生必需剂的使用之间的关系.
研究的目的:
- 探索家庭环境因素与撒哈拉以南非洲地区用必需剂洗手的做法之间的联系.
- 确定影响该地区手部卫生行为的关键决定因素.
- 为旨在改善洗手实践的公共卫生干预提供信息.
主要方法:
- 对18项人口和健康调查的二次数据分析.
- 包括203,311个家庭在撒哈拉以南非洲的加权样本中.
- 多变量多层混合效应物流回归分析,以评估与用必需剂洗手相关的因素.
主要成果:
- 只有34.84%的家庭使用基本剂洗手,区域差异很大 (安哥拉70.2%,马拉维6.5%).
- 与洗手积极相关的因素包括更高的教育地位,女性领导,家庭财富,共享所和专门的洗手场所.
- 负面关联的因素包括缺乏定期获得水和农村居住.
结论:
- 撒哈拉以南非洲国家在洗手实践方面进展有限,基本卫生基础设施持续缺乏.
- 有效的必需剂采用计划需要综合的水,环境卫生和卫生 (WASH) 措施.
- 未来的干预措施必须纳入影响手部卫生行为的上下文,社会文化和心理因素.
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