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primary topic: Waterborne diseases as an indicator of health disparities: A nationwide study of WaSH related morbidity and mortality in Ecuador from 2011-2020

Waterborne diseases as an indicator of health disparities: A nationwide study of WaSH related morbidity and mortality in Ecuador from 2011-2020
type: AcademicArticle
type: Article
abstract: Background Despite worldwide progress in terms of clean water supply, sanitation, and hygiene knowledge, some middle and most of low-income countries are still experiencing many diseases transmitted using unsafe water and the lack of sanitation. Methods To understand the impact of all waterborne diseases (WBD) registered in Ecuador, we performed an analysis of all cases and deaths related to WBD to compute incidence and mortality rates. Results We found that in Ecuador, mestizo people had the greatest morbidity rate (141/100,000) patient followed by indigenous (63/100,000) and self-determined white patients (21/100,000). However, in terms of mortality, indigenous population have a 790% increase in mortality rate (2.6 /100,000) when compared to self-determined white populations (0.29/100,000) or 176% more when compared to mestizos (0.94/100,000). This trend remains the same among children and the elderly who have higher mortality rates when compared to other ethnic groups. Conclusions In Ecuador, water borne diseases (WBD) are still a major public health problem. We found that younger children and elderly are more likely to be get sick and die due to water borne diseases. In terms of morbidity, mestizos reported the highest rate, while in terms of mortality, indigenous populations are the most affected, having the highest mortality among different ethnic groups. We hypostatize that reduced health care access is linked to fewer reporting incidence rates among indigenous populations but higher mortality rates.
date: 2022
status: nonPeerReviewed
status: unpublished
author list: authors
type: EPrint
type: ArticleEPrint
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subject: Biomedicine
subject: Social Sciences

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Katherine Simbaña-Rivera
type: Person
given name: Katherine
family name: Simbaña-Rivera

Blanca Ríos-Touma
type: Person
given name: Blanca
family name: Ríos-Touma

Esteban Ortiz-Prado
type: Person
given name: Esteban
family name: Ortiz-Prado

Jorge Vasconez
type: Person
given name: Jorge
family name: Vasconez

Alex Lister
type: Person
given name: Alex
family name: Lister

Raul Fernandez-Naranjo
type: Person
given name: Raul
family name: Fernandez-Naranjo

Juan Sebastian Izquierdo Condoy
type: Person
given name: Juan Sebastian
family name: Izquierdo Condoy

Domenica Cevallos
type: Person
given name: Domenica
family name: Cevallos

Gabriel Cevallos-Sierra
type: Person
given name: Gabriel
family name: Cevallos-Sierra

Lenin Gomez-Barreno
type: Person
given name: Lenin
family name: Gomez-Barreno

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primary topic: Waterborne diseases as an indicator of health disparities: A nationwide study of WaSH related morbidity and mortality in Ecuador from 2011-2020

Biomedicine
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Social Sciences
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preferred label: Ciencias Sociales @es