The nexus between improved water supply and water-borne diseases in urban areas in Africa: a scoping review protocol

Name	World Continuing Education Alliance
Activity Title	The nexus between improved water supply and water-borne diseases in urban areas in Africa: a scoping review protocol
Details	Urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is growing at 4% annually, with the population living in urban areas projected to double by 2050. Currently, an estimated 40% of the global population is water insufficient. Residents of urban areas in Africa depend on both improved and unimproved water sources including piped water, boreholes, wells, vendors and surface water. In 2016, more than half a billion deaths in SSA were attributed to diarrheal diseases with contamination of drinking water identified as one of the leading risk factors. Previous reviews have explored the prevalence of intermittent water supplies in low income settings. This manuscript details the protocol to a review of the link between insufficient piped water supply and waterborne diseases and syndromes in urban Africa. In doing so, it seeks to address the following research question: “what is the proportion of residents with safely managed water in cities in Africa and what is the correlation with water-borne disease...
Competence	Public Health
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Event Time	05:15 PM
Location	World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System
Cost (UGX)	0
CPD Points	1