Exploring the links between water, sanitation and hygiene and disability; Results from a case-control study in Guatemala

Hannah Kuper, Islay Mactaggart, Sian White, Carlos Dionicio, Rafael Cañas, Jonathan Naber, Sarah Polack and Adam Biran

PLOS ONE, 2018, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-13

Abstract: Objective: To assess the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) access and appropriateness of people with disabilities compared to those without, in Guatemala. Methods: A case-control study was conducted, nested within a national survey. The study included 707 people with disabilities, and 465 age- and sex-matched controls without disabilities. Participants reported on WASH access at the household and individual level. A sub-set of 121 cases and 104 controls completed a newly designed, in-depth WASH questionnaire. Results: Households including people with disabilities were more likely to use an improved sanitation facility compared to control households (age-sex-adjusted OR: 1.7, 95% CI 1.3–2.5), but otherwise there were no differences in WASH access at the household level. At the individual level, people with disabilities reported greater difficulties in relation to sanitation (mean score 26.2, SD 26.5) and hygiene access and quality (mean 30.7, SD 24.2) compared to those without disabilities (15.5, 21.7, p

Date: 2018
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