过渡性基础设施扩大非正式定居点的安全水供应:肯尼亚内罗毕的一项跨部门研究
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
|October 22, 2024
概括
公共水龙头和分配器在肯尼亚的非正式定居点提供了连续的安全用水,与管道系统不同. 这种过渡性基础设施有望改善水安全,减少腹,特别是在幼儿中.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 环境工程环境工程
- 城市规划是城市规划.
背景情况:
- 肯尼亚的快速城市化超过了传统的水利基础设施发展.
- 缺乏关于在非正式定居点创新的水系统的有效性的经验证据.
- 需要关于水安全和连续性的定量数据.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较不同类型的水基础设施在提供安全饮用水的持续获取方面的有效性.
- 评估水分系统与内罗毕非正式定居点的水供应和腹发病率之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 在肯尼亚内罗毕的两个非正式定居点,对1,147个家庭进行了横截面调查.
- 供水基础设施的分类:管道输送到建筑物,管道输送到邻近的建筑物,公共水龙头/配送器,街头卖家.
- 使用调整的几率比率 (AOR) 进行统计分析,以确定与恒定水供应和腹的关联,控制混因素.
主要成果:
- 公共水龙头/配送器和街头贩子与改善的服务连续性有关 (AOR = 1.45和11.16).
- 管道水源,特别是邻近的化合物,与服务中断有关 (AOR = 0.45).
- 公共水龙头/分配器与腹的几率较低有显著的关联,特别是在5岁以下的儿童中 (AOR = 0.47).
结论:
- 公共水龙头和分配器在资源有限的城市环境中显示出作为有效的过渡性水基础设施的潜力.
- 这些系统为改善水源连续性和减少非正式定居地的腹疾病提供了有希望的解决方案.
- 对于面临类似基础设施挑战的城市,建议对公共自来水龙头/分配器系统进行政策和投资.
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