The nexus between improved water supply and water-borne diseases in urban areas in Africa: a scoping review protocol
| Autor: | Josphat Muema, Mumbua Mutunga, Henry Mutembei, Mutono Nyamai, Mair L. H. Thomas, Samuel M. Thumbi, James S. Wright |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences viruses Population Developing country Water supply 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health medicine 030212 general & internal medicine education 0105 earth and related environmental sciences education.field_of_study Transmission (medicine) business.industry Applied Mathematics Public health virus diseases World population biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition medicine.disease Cholera digestive system diseases Diarrhea Geography medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | AAS Open Research. 3:12 |
| ISSN: | 2515-9321 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Currently, an estimated two thirds of the world population is water insufficient. As of 2015, one out of every five people in developing countries do not have access to clean sufficient drinking water. In an attempt to share the limited resource, water has been distributed at irregular intervals in cities in developing countries. Residents in these cities seek alternative water sources to supplement the inadequate water supplied. Some of these alternative sources of water are unsafe for human consumption, leading to an increased risk in water-borne diseases. Africa contributes to 53% of the diarrheal cases reported globally, with contaminated drinking water being the main source of transmission. Water-borne diseases like diarrhea, cholera, typhoid, amoebiasis, dysentery, gastroenteritis, cryptosporidium, cyclosporiasis, giardiasis, guinea worm and rotavirus are a major public health concern. The main objective of this scoping review is to map the available evidence to understand the sources of water among residents in cities in Africa and the relationship between clean water sufficiency and water-borne diseases in urban Africa. Methods and analysis: The search strategy will identify studies published in scientific journals and reports that are directly relevant to African cities that have a population of more than half a million residents as of 2014 AND studies on the ten emerging water-borne diseases, which are diarrhea, cholera, typhoid, amoebiasis, dysentery, gastroenteritis, cryptosporidium, cyclosporiasis, giardiasis, guinea worm and rotavirus. Ethics and dissemination: This scoping review did not require any formal ethical approval. The findings will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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