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Handwashing stations in Nepal: Role of wealth status in establishing handwashing stations at home
World Medical & Health Policy ; 14(3):528-543, 2022.
Article in English | ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2013819
ABSTRACT
Handwashing has been proven to be effective at preventing several infectious diseases. This study aims to find out the role of wealth status in establishing handwashing stations in the households of Nepal. This study used secondary data from Nepal Demographic Health Survey in 2016 to assess the association between households' wealth status and handwashing stations. The findings displayed a significant association between the age of the household head, residence place, ecological zone, province, wealth status, having a mosquito net, having a radio and TV in the respondent's household, and fixed handwashing stations at their households at p < 0.001 level. Wealth status has significant effect on fixed handwashing stations (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 12.699;95% confidence interval [CI] = 10.120–15.935;p < 0.001) in the households. The households with the poorest wealth status (aOR = 9.718;95% CI = 7.387–12.785;p < 0.001), mountain ecological zone (aOR = 1.325;95% CI = 1.098–1.599;p < 0.01), Madhesh province (aOR = 2.967;95% CI = 2.405–3.658;p < 0.001) were significant predictors for not having fixed handwashing stations even after inclusion of socio‐covariates. Correspondingly, the presence of mosquito net (aOR = 0.795;95% CI = 0.692–0.913; p < 0.01), presence of a radio (aOR = 0.758;95% CI = 0.671–0.857;p < 0.001), and presence of a TV (aOR = 0.762;95% CI = 0.667–0.871;p < 0.001) had a significant effect on fixed handwashing stations at their households even after inclusion of socio‐covariates. The study found households with the poorest wealth quintiles, mountain ecological zone, and Madhesh and Karnali provinces had low fixed handwashing stations. The study suggests more leading interventions to improve public health in this region.Alternate洗手能有效预防多种传染病。本研究旨在分析财富状况对尼泊尔家庭建立洗手台一事产生的作用。本研究使用2016年尼泊尔人口统计健康调查(NDHS)数据,评估家庭财富状况与洗手台之间的关联。研究结果显示,受访家庭户主的年龄、居住地、生态区、省份、财富状况、拥有蚊帐、收音机和电视机,这些因素与家庭拥有固定洗手台之间存在显著相关性,p=<0.001。财富状况对家庭拥有固定洗手台一事产生显著效果,调整后比值比(aOR)=12.699;95%置信区间 (CI) =10.120‐15.935,p=<0.001。财富状况最差的家庭(aOR=9.718;95% CI=7.387‐12.785,p=<0.001)、山地生态区(aOR=1.325,95% CI=1.098‐1.599,p=<0.01)、摩提舍省(aOR=2.967, 95% CI= 2.405‐3.658, p=<0.001) 是家庭没有固定洗手台的重要预测物,即使在包含社会协变量后也是如此。相应地,拥有蚊帐 (aOR=.795;95% CI=.692‐.913, p=<0.01)、收音机 (aOR=.758;95% CI=.671‐.857, p= <0.001) 和电视 (aOR=.762;95% CI=.667‐.871, p=<0.001) 对家庭拥有固定洗手台一事产生显著效果,即使在包含社会协变量后也是如此。研究发现,最贫困的财富五分位家庭、山地生态区、摩提舍省和卡尔纳利省的固定洗手台位置较低。本研究建议采取更多重要的干预措施来改善该地区的公共卫生。AlternateEl lavado de manos es efectivo para prevenir varias enfermedades infecciosas. El estudio tiene como objetivo averiguar el papel del estado de riqueza en el establecimiento de estaciones de lavado de manos en los hogares de Nepal. Este estudio utilizó datos secundarios de la Encuesta de salud demográfica de Nepal (NDHS) de 2016 para evaluar la asociación entre el estado de riqueza de los hogares y las estaciones de lavado de manos. Los hallazgos mostraron una asociación significativa entre la edad del jefe de hogar, el lugar de residencia, la zona ecológica, la provincia, el nivel de riqueza, tener mosquitero, tener radio y televisión en los hogares de los encuestados con estaciones fijas de lavado de manos en sus hogares a un ivel de p = <0,001. El estado de riqueza tiene un efecto significativo en las estaciones fijas de lavado de manos cociente de probabilidades ajustado (aOR) = 12,699;Intervalo de confianza (IC) del 95% =10.120‐15.935, p = <0.001, en los hogares. Los hogares con el estado de riqueza más pobre (aOR = 9.718;95% IC = 7.387‐12.785, p = <0.001), zona ecológica de montaña (aOR = 1.325, 95% IC = 1.098‐1.599, p = <0.01), provincia de Madhesh (aOR = 2.967, IC 95%= 2.405‐3.658, p = <0.001), fueron predictores significativos de no tener estaciones fijas de lavado de manos aún después de la inclusión de socio‐covariables. Así mismo, presencia de mosquitera (ORa = .795;IC 95%=.692‐.913, p = <0.01), presencia de radio (ORa = .758;IC 95%=.671‐.857, p = <0.001) y la presencia de un televisor (aOR = .762;95% IC = .667‐.871, p = <0.001) tuvieron un efecto significativo en las estaciones fijas de lavado de manos en sus hogares incluso después de la inclusión de socio‐covariables. El estudio encontró que los hogares con los quintiles de riqueza más pobres, la zona ecológica montañosa, Madhesh y la provincia de Karnali tenían estaciones de lavado de manos fijas bajas. El estudio sugiere más intervenciones líderes para mejorar la salud pública en esta región.AlternateKey PointsHandwashing effectively reduces the spread of several infectious diseases, including COVID‐19.This paper uses secondary data from Nepal's Demographic Health Survey in 2016 to assess the association between households' wealth status and having handwashing stations.There exists a significant association between the age of the household head, place of residence, ecological zone, province, wealth status, and having a mosquito net/radio/TV in the house, and the likelihood of having fixed handwashing stations.The lowest proportions of fixed handwashing stations were found in the poorest households, in the mountains, among the Madheshi ethnicity, and based in Karnali province.Promoting handwashing stations may need additional public health interventions to overcome underlying inequalities at a population level.
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: ProQuest Central Language: English Journal: World Medical & Health Policy Year: 2022 Document Type: Article