Access to water and sanitation among people with disabilities: results from cross-sectional surveys in Bangladesh, Cameroon, India and Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess access to adequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) among people with disabilities at the household and individual level.

Design

Cross-sectional surveys.

Setting

Data were included from five district-level or regional-level surveys: two in Bangladesh (Bangladesh-1, Bangladesh-2), and one each in Cameroon, Malawi and India.

Participants

99 252 participants were sampled across the datasets (range: 3567-75 767), including 2494 with disabilities (93-1374).

Outcome

Prevalence of access to WASH at household and individual level.

Data analysis

Age/sex disaggregated disability prevalence estimates were calculated accounting for survey design. The Unicef/WHO Joint Monitoring Programme definitions were used to classify facilities as

SUBMITTER: Mactaggart I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5988144 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature