Effect of the latrines coverage on diarrhea cases of under 5 children

An exhaustive study done in 2011 in 167 villages of the south of Ethiopia – representing 41 907 persons – shows, by comparing latrines coverage among the communities and diarrhea cases of under 5 children, that significant effects on frequency of diarrhea are observed only when the ratio of people using latrines in a community is going above 75-80%.

Therefore, it indicates that preventing open defecation and total sanitation are compulsory to get significant progress

The attached note summarizes the results and the appendix details protocols and methodology of analysis. 

Documents written by François Bourgois and Philippe Redon, Head of sector Inter Aide.