Environmental risk factors associated with community diarrheal disease in Ethiopia
Multiple environmental factors for diarrhea were identified. Given the variation in factors by site, strategies for intervention and management should be community-specific. These factors can be managed through improved water treatment, sanitation practices, and educational programs focused on proper hygiene. Efforts to manage these factors can potentially reduce the burden of diarrheal diseases.
Authors
- Silvia Alonso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0565-536X)
- Amete Mihret Teshale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9028-6601)
- Barbara Kowalcyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8038-6457)
- Devin LaPolt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3738-8294)
- Ariel V. Garsow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3860-3654)
- Stephen Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4180-573X)
- Aaron Beczkiewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0996-619X)
- Lina Gazu
- Galana Mamo Ayana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6082-0172)
- Eyasu Tigabu Seyoum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2362-9018)
- Dessie Abebaw Angaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9827-2255)
- Robert L. Scharff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8775-1488)
- Getnet Yimer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1469-837X)
- Binyam Moges Azmeraye
- Desalegne Degefaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4616-6316)
- Michala J. Krakowski
Institutions
- Milken Institute (US)
- Haramaya University (ET)
- George Washington University (US)
- Ethiopian Public Health Institute (ET)
- International Trachoma Initiative (ET)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- University of Gondar (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23086-4
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office