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Infectious diseases in India: assessing the role of household amenities and socio-demographic determinants.
- Source :
- Journal of Public Health (09431853); Dec2022, Vol. 30 Issue 12, p2809-2817, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Aim: Infectious diseases continue to be a significant impediment in the attainment of sustainable development goals related to health. A lack of essential household amenities and social determinants are the primary cause behind the outbreak of infectious diseases in LMICs. The current study aimed to examine the socio-demographic determinants of infectious diseases vis-à-vis basic household amenities in India. Subject and methods: This study was based on nationally representative data of 'Key indicators of Social Consumption in India: Health' conducted by the National Sample Survey Organisation between July 2017 and June 2018. The study measured the inicidence of various infectious diseases across basic household amenities and socio-demographic variables. Multivariate logistic regression is employed to analyse the association between the likelihood of a particular infectious disease and various intersectional variables. Results: The study findings reveal that the lack of household amenities such as access to a toilet, clean drinking water, garbage disposal and socio-economic determinants such as area of residence, gender, poverty and age have a significant impact on the incidence of infectious diseases in India. Among various infectious diseases jaundice, malaria and others, including tuberculosis and typhoid, dengue fever and chikungunya, have a relatively higher incidence. Approximately 22.32% of the population do not have proper toilet facility, 45.56% have proper tap water facility, while 50% either use water from spring/well or other unprotected sources and about half of the population do not have any arrangement for garbage disposal. Among socio-demographic determinants, incidence of infections is relatively higher in rural areas, other backward classes (OBCs), males, children, and adults. Conclusions: The study findings outlined that there is a need for better government interventions towards reducing the burden of infectious diseases in India, particularly in rural areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COMMUNICABLE disease epidemiology
HOME environment
SOCIAL determinants of health
COMMUNICABLE diseases
MULTIVARIATE analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
RISK assessment
SURVEYS
SEX distribution
MATHEMATICAL variables
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
LOGISTIC regression analysis
POVERTY
ODDS ratio
DISEASE risk factors
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09431853
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Public Health (09431853)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160293808
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-021-01549-3