Start Date
2021
Description
Liberian Background
- Liberia has an estimated 4.82 million citizens
- 84% have access to water
- 74% have access to drinking water within 30-minute walking radius
Research on Diarrheal Rates
- 6th leading cause of death for children under the age of 5
- In 2016, 6 out of every 1000 children in Liberia died of diarrhea
- Associated with malnutrition and stunted growth
- Hypothesis: Access to filters at the household level will be positively associated with reductions in diarrheal disease
Recommended Citation
Kornoelje, Sadie; Lika, Blerta; Wang, Nathan; De Ruiter, Stacy L.; and Pruim, Randall, "Household Water Filter Distribution Reduces Diarrhea in Liberia" (2021). Summer Research. 27.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/summer_research/2021/Posters/27
COinS
Jan 1st, 12:00 AM
Household Water Filter Distribution Reduces Diarrhea in Liberia
Liberian Background
- Liberia has an estimated 4.82 million citizens
- 84% have access to water
- 74% have access to drinking water within 30-minute walking radius
Research on Diarrheal Rates
- 6th leading cause of death for children under the age of 5
- In 2016, 6 out of every 1000 children in Liberia died of diarrhea
- Associated with malnutrition and stunted growth
- Hypothesis: Access to filters at the household level will be positively associated with reductions in diarrheal disease