International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 347

Full Length Research Paper

Compositional and contextual factors as mediators in the relationship between incidence of diarrhoea and sources of drinking water in Ghana

Janice Dwomoh Abraham
  • Janice Dwomoh Abraham
  • Department of Biological Sciences Education, Akenten-Appiah Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Mampong Campus, Mampong-Ashanti, Ghana.
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Philip Nyarko Kwakye
  • Philip Nyarko Kwakye
  • Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Richard Amankwa Kuffour
  • Richard Amankwa Kuffour
  • Department of Environmental Health and Sanitation Education, Akenten Appiah-Menkah University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Mampong Campus, Mampong-Ashanti, Ghana.
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Lemou Faya
  • Lemou Faya
  • Laboratory of Biogeographical Research and Environmental Studies, University of Lomé, 01 BP 1515, Lomé 01, Togo.
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  •  Received: 27 July 2022
  •  Accepted: 16 August 2022
  •  Published: 30 September 2022

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