东非未改善饮用水源的空间分析:使用2012-2023年人口和健康调查 (DHS) 数据
Lidetu Demoze1, Kassaw Chekole Adane2, Jember Azanaw1
1Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
PloS one
|March 20, 2025
概括
不安全的饮用水源聚集在东非各地,造成健康风险. 这项研究绘制了这些集群的地图,以指导改善供水和基础设施发展的干预措施.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 地理空间分析的研究.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 不完善的饮用水源,包括未受保护的井和地表水,在东非普遍存在,68.7%的高风险水源来自这些地区.
- 污染的水源导致严重的健康问题,如霍乱,痢疾,伤寒和肝炎.
研究的目的:
- 在东非12个国家绘制未改善的饮用水源的空间分布图.
- 确定未改善水源的集群和热点,以进行有针对性的干预.
主要方法:
- 人口和健康调查 (DHS) 数据分析来自东非12个国家的206,748个家庭.
- 地理空间分析,包括统计权重,数据合并和空间集群检测.
主要成果:
- 在东非发现了大量未改善的饮用水源的空间集群 (Global Moran's I = 0.018,p < 0.05).
- 确定了167个显著的空间窗口,主要集群位于马达加斯加和莫桑比克海岸,以及所有12个国家的次要集群.
结论:
- 该研究确定了不改善的饮用水源的关键集群和热点,需要立即关注.
- 建议包括扩大水处理,改善分配,保护来源,加强法规,促进公私伙伴关系.
- 政府,国际组织和非政府组织之间的合作对于加强水基础设施和确保可持续获得清洁水至关重要.
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