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Effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea and child growth in rural Kenya: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

The Lancet Global Health, 2018
Summary: Background: Poor nutrition and exposure to faecal contamination are associated with diarrhoea and growth faltering, both of which have long-term consequences for child health.
Clair Null, PhD, Christine P Stewart, PhD, Amy J Pickering, PhD, Holly N Dentz, MPH, Benjamin F Arnold, PhD, Charles D Arnold, MS, Jade Benjamin-Chung, PhD, Thomas Clasen, ProfPhD, Kathryn G Dewey, ProfPhD, Lia C H Fernald, ProfPhD, Alan E Hubbard, PhD, Patricia Kariger, PhD, Audrie Lin, PhD, Stephen P Luby, MD, Andrew Mertens, MS, Sammy M Njenga, PhD, Geoffrey Nyambane, MA, Pavani K Ram, MD, John M Colford, Jr, ProfMD   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Water, sanitation, and hygiene insecurity and disease prevention behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in low-income neighborhoods of Beira, Mozambique.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundInadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are important drivers of the global burden of disease, and their impact is exacerbated during outbreaks.
Rebecca S Kann, Jedidiah S Snyder, Courtney Victor, Zaida A Cumbe, Joshua V Garn, Sandy McGunegill, Rassul Nalá, Matthew C Freeman, Karen Levy   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of the lack of access to handwashing facilities on the global burden of lower respiratory infections, 1990–2019: A systematic analysis from the global burden of disease study 2019

Heliyon
A lack of access to handwashing facilities is a significant risk factor for lower respiratory infections(LRIs). However, no studies have reported epidemiologic changes in the burden of LRIs attributed to the lack of access to handwashing facilities.
Zhenyu Mao, Xiaoyan Zhu, Yuchen Huang, Pengdou Zheng, Lingling Wang, Fengqin Zhang, Huiguo Liu, Hai Li, Ling Zhou, Wei Liu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Household determinants of observed handwashing among primary schoolchildren in Hebron, Palestine: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Maani-Abuzahra Y, Hattendorf J, Owen BN, Sa'o O, Younan I, Sultan S, Peter M, Winkler MS, Probst-Hensch N.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Socio-Demographic and Household Environmental Conditions Associated With Prevalence of Diarrheal Disease in Burao, Somaliland. [PDF]

Environ Health Insights
Yosef DK, Hassan MA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Can improved handwashing infrastructure and soap change behavior? findings from a randomized control study in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. [PDF]

Confl Health
Akeyo D, Tumwebaze I, Ngáng'a N, Kiragu G, Olivetto V, Philips S, Shah V, Simiyu S.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Cost-effectiveness and benefit-cost analyses of promoting handwashing with soap: A systematic review. [PDF]

PLoS Med
Ross I, Bath D, Wells J, Dreibelbis R, Ejemot-Nwadiaro R, Esteves Mills J, Greco G, Pitt C, Cumming O.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Self-reported handwashing frequency among pet and non-pet owners in the German adult population in 2023: a post-pandemic replication study. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Nettelrodt KME, von Lengerke T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Impact of Infectious Disease Prevention Education Program on Hand Hygiene Awareness and Attitudes in Elementary School Students in Chungnam Province, Korea (2024). [PDF]

Public Health Wkly Rep
Lim JA, Han D, Woo SO, Kim SJ, Cho OH.
europepmc   +1 more source

Hand hygiene awareness and handwashing effectiveness in caregivers of surgical patients: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Özer Özlü NG, Mutlu I, Köken S, Kılıçarslan B.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source