Interventions to improve disposal of child faeces for preventing diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth infection

F Majorin, B Torondel, GKS Chan… - Cochrane Database of …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth (STH) infections represent a large
disease burden worldwide, particularly in low‐income countries. As the aetiological agents …

Interventions to address unsafe child feces disposal practices in the Asia-Pacific region: a systematic review

L Sprouse, A Liles, R Cronk, V Bauza, JB Tidwell… - H2Open …, 2022 - iwaponline.com
Despite clear evidence of the adverse health impacts of unsafe child feces disposal (CFD),
there is little evidence of the effectiveness of interventions targeting the improvement of …

[HTML][HTML] Hygienic disposal of stools and risk of diarrheal episodes among children aged under two years: Evidence from the Ghana Demographic Health Survey, 2003 …

J Tetteh, I Adomako, EA Udofia, E Yarney, H Quansah… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Most childhood diarrheal illnesses are a result of the faeco-oral transmission of
infected food, water, and unclean fingers. The present paper was conducted to estimate the …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the effect of the primary care health workers number on infectious diarrhea morbidity and where the health resources should go

X Guan, T Lan, W Liao, X Wu, J Pan - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
We aimed to explore the association between the number of primary healthcare workers and
infectious diarrhea morbidity at community levels and to provide evidence-based …

Determinants of childhood diarrhea in households with improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in Ethiopia: evidence from a repeated cross-sectional study

B Sahiledengle, K Agho - Environmental Health Insights, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Determinants of childhood diarrhea in households with improved WASH (ie,
households with improved drinking water sources, improved sanitation facilities, and those …

[HTML][HTML] Unsafe child feces disposal status in Ethiopia: what factors matter? Analysis of pooled data from four demographic and health surveys

B Sahiledengle - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background The only safest way to dispose of a child's feces is to help the child use a toilet
or, for very young children, to put or rinse their feces into a toilet, whereas other methods are …

Unsafe fecal disposal practices in children and the nexus with childhood diarrhea in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

NE Soboksa, BK Olkeba, B Negassa… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - iwaponline.com
In household environments, the improper handling of children's feces can be a significant
contaminant, raising a high risk of child exposure. Thus, the objective of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Geographical variation and factors associated with unsafe child stool disposal in Ethiopia: A spatial and multilevel analysis

B Sahiledengle, Z Teferu, Y Tekalegn, T Awoke… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Unsafe disposal of children's stool makes children susceptible to fecal-oral
diseases and children remain vulnerable till the stools of all children are disposed of safely …

[PDF][PDF] Patterns and Determinants of Child Faecal Handling Among Mothers of Under-5 Children in Osun State, South-West Nigeria

OS Beluonwu, AP Ayodeji, AD Nnanna… - Journal of Health and …, 2022 - academia.edu
Diseases with faeco-oral route of transmission remain a problem of public health
importance, majority of which can be attributed to unsanitary handling of child faeces. This …

Exploring the Effect of the Number of Primary Care Health Workers on Diarrhea Morbidity and Where the Health Resources Should Go: a Community-based …

X Guan, T Lan, W Liao, X Wu, J Pan - 2021 - researchsquare.com
Background: Diarrhea remains a major threat to developing countries like China. Improved
water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) have been known as cost-effective ways for reducing …