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Evaluation of Hygiene and Sanitation Practices of Households in Mayahi (Niger): Area with High Prevalence of Child Malnutrition

Dr Firmin Kouassi Kouakou

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Le département de Mayahi, Région de Maradi au Niger, présentait en 2016 des taux de malnutrition aigues et chroniques supérieurs au seuil critique de l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS). Les données exploitées proviennent de la collecte de données issue de l’analyse des causes de la sous nutrition par la méthodologie Link Nutritional Causal Analysis (Link NCA) qui s’est déroulée de décembre 2016 à mai 2017 à Mayahi au Niger. Les indicateurs sur les pratiques d’hygiène, d’assainissement et de la malnutrition de l’enfant ont été recueillis lors d’une enquête de facteurs de risque auprès de 734 ménages. Dans ces 1134 enfants âgés de 0-59 mois et 988 enfants âgés de 6-59 mois ont fait l’objet de mesures anthropométriques. Durant l’enquête qualitative, 16 groupes de discussions ciblés/orientés, 48 entretiens individuels et 4 réunions communautaires ont été organisés. Les résultats obtenus montrent que la faible présence de sources d’eau sûre et protégées d’une part ; et les faibles pratiques d’assainissement autours des puits augmentent le risque de contamination fécale lors de l’approvisionnement en eau de boisson. Cette eau non traitée, associées aux pratiques d’hygiène inadaptées est à la base de diverses maladies infantiles.

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Kouakou, D. F. K. (2025-10-15). Evaluation of Hygiene and Sanitation Practices of Households in Mayahi (Niger): Area with High Prevalence of Child Malnutrition. Boston Research Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 5(8), 61-80.

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