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Regional Water Availability and WASH Indicators as Predictors of Malnutrition in Under-5 Children: Analysis of the National Family Health Survey, India (2015-16).

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BACKGROUND Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices determine child nutrition in resource-constrained countries and are influenced by regional water availability. We assessed any relationship between malnutrition and WASH practices among… Click to show full abstract

BACKGROUND Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices determine child nutrition in resource-constrained countries and are influenced by regional water availability. We assessed any relationship between malnutrition and WASH practices among under-5 children in India's areas as per water availability. METHODS We did a secondary data analysis of the National Family Health Survey-IV. Stunting, wasting and being underweight were the significant outcomes. Regional water availability, households' source of water, sanitation and disposal of the child stool were the major independent variables. We report the prevalence estimates, bivariate associations and adjusted odds ratio to predict the child's malnutrition per regional water availability after using appropriate sampling weight. RESULTS Of the 186 875 children, 41%, 20% and 36% were stunted, wasted and underweight. Only 26% of children had access to improved drinking water sources, whereas 50.0% were defecating in open. Around 65% of children's stools were disposed of in unhygienic ways. Undernutrition depicted a significant association with independent variables. There were higher chances of stunting with a decrease in regional water availability, unimproved sanitation and unhygienic ways of stool disposal. Wasting was intensified by all these factors, except the safe disposal of stools. CONCLUSIONS WASH indicators exert a protective effect on undernutrition.

Keywords: water; regional water; water availability; analysis national; wash

Journal Title: Journal of tropical pediatrics
Year Published: 2022

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