TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effect of Access to Potable Water and Sanitation on Health of Under-5 Children among Rural
Households in Nigeria
AU - Ogunsola, G.O. AU - Omonona, B.T. 
JO  - Research Journal of Agronomy
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
SP  - 12
EP  - 20
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9354
DO  - rjagr.2019.12.20
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjagr.2019.12.20
KW  - Portable water
KW  -health
KW  -rural
KW  -under five children
KW  -DHS
AB  - This study examined the effect of access to
potable water on the health of under-five children in rural
Nigeria employing the Demographic and Health Survey
(DHS) 2008 data. Exactly 13.571 households were
analyzed using descriptive statistics and probit regression.
The results showed that while the mean age of child is,
more than half of the mothers had no formal education
and 63.67% had access to improved water source. The
probit regression results reveal that access to improved
water source reduces the probability of a child being
stunted, wasted, underweight and having diarrhoea. Other
factors include access to improved toilet facility, sex of
child, age of mother and mother’s education. The age of
child and household size were significant and positively
related to the probability of a child being stunted, wasted,
underweight and diarrhea prevalence. More definite steps
to improving access to portable water should be
considered. This will also aid the achievement of the
sustainable development goals.
ER  -