Background A lack of access to sanitation is an important risk factor child health, facilitating
fecal-oral transmission of pathogens including soil-transmitted helminthes and various …

Worldwide, the leading causes of death could be avoided with health behaviors that are low-
cost but also difficult to adopt. We show that exogenous health shocks could facilitate the …

In 2009, a common set of questions addressing handwashing behavior was introduced into
nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator …

Background: Diarrhea is a major cause of child mortality in developing countries. Objectives:
To analyze the associated between with birth weight, nutritional status, the measles …

Background Information on the impact of hygiene interventions on severe outcomes is
limited. As a pre-specified secondary outcome of a cluster-randomized controlled trial …

Open defecation is practiced by more than one billion people throughout the world and
leads to significant public health issues including infectious disease transmission and …

Schools convene many people together for a prolonged time, facilitating spread of
respiratory pathogens and amplifying epidemics. Crowded Bangladeshi schools lack the …

Despite its simplicity and efficacy, the promotion of hand washing for disease prevention
remains a challenge, particularly in resource-limited settings. This article reports on a quasi …

Background Health programs commonly promote handwashing by drawing attention to
potential fecal contamination in the environment. The underlying assumption is that the …

Background Using hand sanitizers can reduce bacterial contamination and is an efficient
and inexpensive method of preventing infections. The purpose of this study was to explore …