Marcel Tanner
Switzerland
Research Article
Water, Sanitation and Diarrhoeal Diseases in Nouakchott (Mauritania): Analysing the Determinant of Urban Health Inequalities
Author(s): Ibrahima Sy, Doulo Traore, Aminata Niang Diene, Brama Koné, Michael Epprecht, Jacques André Ndione, Baidy Lo, Bassirou Bonfoh, Assize Toure, Guéladio Cisse and Marcel TannerIbrahima Sy, Doulo Traore, Aminata Niang Diene, Brama Koné, Michael Epprecht, Jacques André Ndione, Baidy Lo, Bassirou Bonfoh, Assize Toure, Guéladio Cisse and Marcel Tanner
The lowest access to water and sanitation services in the city of Nouakchott leads to several practices and behaviours that create a social-ecological system which increasing risk of waterborne diseases transmission like diarrhoea. Using environmental, socio-economic and epidemiologic indicators from national statistic services, this study aims to assess the impact of Nouakchott’s social-ecological system on diarrhoeal diseases with particular emphasize on vulnerability to environmental health risks according to water and sanitation status. The results showed that respectively 25.6% and 69.8% of households had access to improved water sources and latrines with a large variability according to municipalities. The diarrhoeal morbidity (12.8%) was higher in dense urban areas where the lack of water supply and sanitation facilities affected mainly poor households (20.8% of the popul.. View More»
