International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)
Vol 12, No 2: June 2023

The water supply service during the COVID-19 pandemic among people of concern in Nigeria

Dyah Suryani (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Novin Yetiani (STIKes Kapuas Raya)
Adi Yeremia Mamahit (Universitas Negeri Manado)
Hairil Akbar (Graha Medika Institute of Health and Technology)
Ade Rahmawati (Universitas Wiralodra)
Rizki Amartani (STIKes Kapuas Raya)
Sunarti Sunarti (STIKes Kapuas Raya)
Abu Bakar Yakubbu Abbani (Federal University)
Maretalinia Maretalinia (Mahidol University)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2023

Abstract

Refugees in the destination countries might have some risks including lack of water supply. Nigeria as one of the destination countries for people of concern (PoCs) including refugees also faced the lack of access to water supply, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to examine the factors related to reduced access to water supply in refugee camps in Nigeria during COVID-19 pandemic. This study used the secondary data available from UNHCR in Nigeria 2020. The survey used disproportionate stratified random sampling. After data cleaning, the data from 4,016 households were examined in this study. The interview has been done using the computer-assisted telephone interview. The factors related to the reduced access to water supply were living in Adamawa, Benue, Ogun, Taraba, Yobe, and Borne states, coming from Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, and Syria, having household member 6-15 persons, having household income 41,000- 60,000 Naira per month, and had low awareness about COVID-19. The demographic and economic factors were the most significantly related to reduced access to the water supply.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJPHS

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions

Description

International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes material on all aspects of public health science. This IJPHS provides the ideal platform for the discussion of more sophisticated public health research and practice for authors and readers world ...