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Ecohealth Approach to Urban Waste Management: Exposure to Environmental Pollutants and Health Risks in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 11, Issue 10, Pages 10292-10309, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 11, Iss 10, Pp 10292-10309 (2014)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2014.
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Abstract
- Poor waste management is a key driver of ill-health in urban settlements of developing countries. The current study aimed at assessing environmental and human health risks related to urban waste management in Yamoussoukro, the political capital of Côte d’Ivoire. We undertook trans-disciplinary research within an Ecohealth approach, comprised of a participatory workshop with stakeholders and mapping of exposure patterns. A total of 492 randomly selected households participated in a cross-sectional survey. Waste deposit sites were characterised and 108 wastewater samples were subjected to laboratory examinations. The physico-chemical parameters of the surface water (temperature, pH, conductivity, potential oxidise reduction, BOD5, COD, dissolved oxygen, nitrates, ammonia and total Kendal nitrogen) did not comply with World Health Organization standards of surface water quality. Questionnaire results showed that malaria was the most commonly reported disease. Diarrhoea and malaria were associated with poor sanitation. Households having dry latrines had a higher risk of diarrhoea (odds ratio (OR) = 1.8, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.2–2.7) compared to latrines with septic tanks and also a higher risk for malaria (OR = 1.9, 95% (CI) 1.1–3.3). Our research showed that combining health and environmental assessments enables a deeper understanding of environmental threats and disease burdens linked to poor waste management. Further study should investigate the sanitation strategy aspects that could reduce the environmental and health risks in the study area.
- Subjects :
- Diarrhea
Male
tropical diseases
Sanitation
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
lcsh:Medicine
EcoHealth
Environmental pollution
Risk Assessment
Article
12. Responsible consumption
Water Quality
Environmental health
11. Sustainability
medicine
Humans
Cities
Toilet Facilities
Typhoid Fever
Developing Countries
wastewater
Family Characteristics
Côte d’Ivoire
Water Pollution
lcsh:R
Ecohealth
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Environmental Exposure
Environmental exposure
medicine.disease
6. Clean water
Malaria
3. Good health
Cote d'Ivoire
Cross-Sectional Studies
Geography
risk factor
13. Climate action
Latrine
Female
waste management
Water quality
Environmental Pollution
Risk assessment
Environmental Health
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Volume :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d64864948d8db18e5ecfb76bffa0d9e6
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph111010292