Trends and Risk Factors For Childhood Diarrhoea in Rwanda: A Secondary Data Analysis of Three Rwanda Demographic and Health Surveys (RDHS 2010, 2014/15, and 2019/20)
Interventions should focus on supporting less educated caregivers through health education, improved water, hygiene, and sanitation practices, and promotion of breastfeeding. Ensuring equitable access to clean water is also essential for reducing diarrhoea.
Authors
- Eric Butera
- Solange Nikwigize
- Noël Korukire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1249-5138)
- Sunday François Xavier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6214-0584)
- Etienne Nsereko
- Habtu Fissehaye Michoel
- Jean de Dieu Habimana
Institutions
- University of Kigali (RW)
- University of Rwanda (RW)
- University of Global Health Equity (RW)
- Rwanda Biomedical Center (RW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Rwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4314/rjmhs.v8i3.4
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00