2011
DOI: 10.4000/vertigo.11174
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Vulnérabilité sanitaire et environnementale dans les quartiers défavorisés de Nouakchott (Mauritanie) : analyse des conditions d’émergence et de développement de maladies en milieu urbain sahélien

Abstract: L’urbanisation non maîtrisée des villes africaines en déficit de services de gestion des déchets urbains génère des paysages qui deviennent des lieux d’interactions multiples et variées entre santé et environnement. Soumise à une forte croissance urbaine dans un contexte de sous-équipement en services d’assainissement, la ville de Nouakchott n’échappe pas à cette situation qui se traduit par la propagation de nombreuses pathologies posant ainsi de multiples problèmes de santé publique. Afin d’étudier les risqu… Show more

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“…Many studies have used bivariate methods for this type of analysis, failing to take into account the simultaneous effects of other relevant and often correlated factors on the outcome variables (Dongo et al, 2008;Sy et al, 2011). To address this shortcoming, multivariate logit models were estimated to assess the effects of immediate environmental factors on the probability that a child had a reported fever in the two weeks preceding the survey, after controlling for various demographic and socioeconomic variables.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Many studies have used bivariate methods for this type of analysis, failing to take into account the simultaneous effects of other relevant and often correlated factors on the outcome variables (Dongo et al, 2008;Sy et al, 2011). To address this shortcoming, multivariate logit models were estimated to assess the effects of immediate environmental factors on the probability that a child had a reported fever in the two weeks preceding the survey, after controlling for various demographic and socioeconomic variables.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This result again runs contrary to those found by other studies, in which a positive effect was discovered for septic tanks on child health (Koffi-Tessio, 2004;Barreto et al, 2011;although see Dos Santos et al, 2014, for similar findings in Dakar). During the rainy season, the contents of poorly constructed septic tanks can seep into the ground water, risking the contamination of drinking water and the food supply at home (SHADYC-GRIL, 2002;Sy et al, 2011). Septic tanks built in informal areas are often made of poor materials that quickly degrade.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, the development of diarrhoeal diseases appears to be the product of a complex relationship between supply sources and water quality. The reported morbidity rate of 12.8%, however, is considerably lower compared to a prevalence of 17.2% observed in a survey in disadvantaged neighbourhoods in 2004 and 18.2% recorded as a result of a comparative study of two municipalities with different socioeconomic status (Sy et al, 2010a(Sy et al, , 2011. Two previous studies implemented in Nouakchott highlight the crucial role of access to water, as well as its quality, on the transmission of diarrhoea.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 82%
“…In Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, transmission of diarrhoeal diseases is linked to the quality and quantity of available water through a diversity of proximal and distal risk factors (Gagneux et al, 1999;Sy et al, 2011). Subject to rapid urban growth in a context of difficulties in planning the water supply network, Nouakchott has a chronic shortage of potable water, which affects particularly the peripheral, underserved and marginalised communities.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ces ménages n'ont recours qu'aux sources d'eau issues des puits non protégés lesquelles sont peu satisfaisantes sur le plan hygiénique pour les usages domestiques (Odoulami, 2009). Cette catégorie de population est plus exposée aux maladies liées aux eaux de mauvaise qualité, à l'assainissement précaire et à la mauvaise hygiène (Sy et al, 2011). Les problèmes de santé liés à l'eau résultent essentiellement d'une contamination microbiologique (Aubry et Gaüzère, 2012).…”
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