Factors that influence safe water drinking practices among older persons in slums of Kampala: Analyzing disparities in boiling water.
Journal
PloS one
ISSN: 1932-6203
Titre abrégé: PLoS One
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101285081
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
20
04
2023
accepted:
10
09
2023
medline:
25
9
2023
pubmed:
22
9
2023
entrez:
22
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Safe drinking water practice is a key public health promotion strategy for reducing the spread of waterborne diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influence boiling water practice among older persons in informal settlements of Kampala. We collected primary data on "Access to safe water and health services among older persons in informal settlements of Kampala in October 2022. The study interviewed 593 men and women aged 60 years and older. The Complementary log-log multivariable technique was used to establish the association between boiling water practice and selected independent variables. The results show that nearly 8% of the respondents did not boil their water for drinking. The findings show that the female older persons had increased odds of boiling water to make it safe for drinking compared to their male counterparts (OR = 1.859, 95% CI = 1.384-2.495). Other factors associated with boiling water practice among older persons in the informal settlements of Kampala were; living alone, quality of house, and type of water source. Basing on our findings, we find that older women are more likely to use safe drinking water practice (boiling) compared to the male older persons. Health education majorly targeting older men about the importance and health benefits associated with safe water drinking practices should be prioritized by policy makers. There is need to improve housing conditions of older persons to minimize typhoid, diarrhea and other health risks associated with drinking unsafely managed water.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37738226
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291980
pii: PONE-D-23-11738
pmc: PMC10516437
doi:
Substances chimiques
Drinking Water
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e0291980Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2023 Maniragaba et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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