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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Water
Sec. Water and Human Health
Volume 7 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/frwa.2025.1487795
Geospatial Analysis of Limited Access to Drinking Water Services in East African Countries: Insights from Recent Demographic and Health Surveys
Provisionally accepted
Gelila Yitageasu 1,2*
Kassaw Chekole 3
Amensisa Hailu Tesfaye 4
Zemichael Gizaw 2
Tigist Kifle 2
Lidetu Demoze 2- 1 University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
- 2 Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
- 3 Wollo University, Dessie, Amhara, Ethiopia
- 4 Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Background: Limited water access to water caused by waterits scarcity is abecoming one of the most serious problem inproblems facing several developing countries, including East Africa.ThereforeFor this, understanding the spatial distribution of limited access to water-source service access is more pertinent. The purpose of this study is to analyze the spatial distribution of limited access to water source services in East AfricanAfrica countries and seeks to inform the development and implementation of targeted interventions and policies in East Africa. Methods: This study analyzed data from recent demographic and health surveys conducted in 12 East African nations between 2012 and 20242023. Data were collectedgathered from 206,748 households. Global spatial autocorrelation was performed to analyze whether patternsthe pattern Formatted ...
Keywords: spatial distribution, drinking water access, water scarcity, East Africa, water services
Received: 21 Sep 2024; Accepted: 25 Mar 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Yitageasu, Chekole, Tesfaye, Gizaw, Kifle and Demoze. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Gelila Yitageasu, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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