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Robertine LF, Payne VK, Honorine NT, Mounchili S, Saturine MM, Manjuh BR, Aboubakar NN, Roland B. Trends of potential waterborne diseases at different health facilities in Bamboutos Division, West Region, Cameroon: a retrospective appraisal of routine data from 2013 to 2017. J Water Health 2021; 19:616-628. [PMID: 34371498 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2021.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Many Cameroonian cities lack access to potable drinking water where populations rely on alternative water sources of doubtful quality. This study aimed at describing the trends and patterns of waterborne diseases (WBDs) reported in some health facilities in Bamboutos Division between 2013 and 2017 as baseline data towards understanding the profile of WBDs in this area. A retrospective review of clinical data kept on patients who visited the main health facilities in Bamboutos Division from January 2013 to December 2017 was conducted. Overall, 39.1% (n = 8,124) of total patients were positive for at least one WBD. Categories of WBDs were dysenteries (18.6%), gastroenteritis (4.2%), viral hepatitis (0.2%) and typhoid was the most preponderant (24.4%). The most affected age groups were those above 24 years but significant differences were observed only in 2013 and 2017. Distribution of potential WBDs was locality dependent. The highest prevalence of typhoid fever was recorded in Bameboro (35.4%), dysenteries in Bamedjinda (20.4%) and gastroenteritis (17.3%) in Bamekoumbou. The study shows very high overall prevalence of WBDs in some localities which could be considered as 'hotspots' of WBDs in Bamboutos. This suggests the urgent need for setting up measures to tackle the challenges of potable drinking water supply.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lontuo-Fogang Robertine
- Research Unit of Applied Biology and Ecology (URBEA), Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 067, Dschang, Cameroon E-mail:
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- Research Unit of Applied Biology and Ecology (URBEA), Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 067, Dschang, Cameroon E-mail:
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- Research Unit of Applied Biology and Ecology (URBEA), Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 067, Dschang, Cameroon E-mail:
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- Malaria Research Laboratory, Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique centrale (OCEAC), BP 288 Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Research Unit of Applied Biology and Ecology (URBEA), Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 067, Dschang, Cameroon E-mail:
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- Research Unit of Applied Biology and Ecology (URBEA), Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 067, Dschang, Cameroon E-mail:
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- Research Unit of Applied Biology and Ecology (URBEA), Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 067, Dschang, Cameroon E-mail:
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- Research Unit of Applied Biology and Ecology (URBEA), Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 067, Dschang, Cameroon E-mail: ; Malaria Research Laboratory, Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique centrale (OCEAC), BP 288 Yaoundé, Cameroon
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