Objectives: This thesis describes a study that designed, implemented and assessed the
effect of a food hygiene intervention on mothers' food hygiene practices as primary …

In most low-and middle-income countries, due to financial constraints and improper
management practices, the expansion of conventional centralized systems to enhance …

Abstract Background The WASH benefits Bangladesh trial multi-component sanitation
intervention reduced diarrheal disease among children< 5 years. Intervention components …

Background Ingestion of contaminated water or food is a major contributor to childhood
diarrhea in developing countries. In Vietnam, the use of community-based information …

Research evidence from many countries has established direct links between poor
sanitation practices in communities and measurable stunting in children. The elimination of …

Abstract Background Since Ethiopia has been implemented the Community-Led Total
Sanitation and Hygiene (CLTSH) approach to control incidence of diarrhea, few studies …

Malnourished children in low-income contexts usually suffer from environmental enteric
dysfunction, which is damage to the intestines caused by chronic exposure to bacterial …

We conducted a cluster-randomized trial in 48 rural villages of Ethiopia to assess the effect
of community-led total sanitation (CLTS) on the diarrhea incidence of children. Twenty-four …

Sanitation improvements have had limited effectiveness in reducing the spread of fecal
pathogens into the environment. We conducted environmental measurements within a …

According to WHO's Global Burden of Disease 2002 estimates, diarrhea accounts for nearly
1.6 million deaths or 15% of under-five mortality each year in developing countries. 1 Based …