Effectiveness of interventions to improve drinking water, sanitation, and handwashing with soap on risk of diarrhoeal disease in children in low-income and middle …
Background Estimates of the effectiveness of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)
interventions that provide high levels of service on childhood diarrhoea are scarce. We …
interventions that provide high levels of service on childhood diarrhoea are scarce. We …
Persistent Ascaris Transmission Is Possible in Urban Areas Even Where Sanitation Coverage Is High
In low-income, urban, informal communities lacking sewerage and solid waste services,
onsite sanitation (sludges, aqueous effluent) and child feces are potential sources of human …
onsite sanitation (sludges, aqueous effluent) and child feces are potential sources of human …
Influence of community-level sanitation coverage and population density on environmental fecal contamination and child health in a longitudinal cohort in rural …
Background Household-level sanitation interventions have had limited effects on child
health or environmental contamination, potentially due to low community coverage. Higher …
health or environmental contamination, potentially due to low community coverage. Higher …
Evaluation of an on-site sanitation intervention against childhood diarrhea and acute respiratory infection 1 to 3.5 years after implementation: extended follow-up of a …
Background Diarrhea and acute respiratory infection (ARI) are leading causes of death in
children. The WASH Benefits Bangladesh trial implemented a multicomponent sanitation …
children. The WASH Benefits Bangladesh trial implemented a multicomponent sanitation …
Hands are frequently contaminated with fecal bacteria and enteric pathogens globally: A systematic review and meta-analysis
ME Cantrell, É Sylvestre, HC Wharton… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Enteric pathogen infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with the
highest disease burden in low-income countries. Hands act as intermediaries in enteric …
highest disease burden in low-income countries. Hands act as intermediaries in enteric …
Impacts of an urban sanitation intervention on fecal indicators and the prevalence of human fecal contamination in Mozambique
Fecal source tracking (FST) may be useful to assess pathways of fecal contamination in
domestic environments and to estimate the impacts of water, sanitation, and hygiene …
domestic environments and to estimate the impacts of water, sanitation, and hygiene …
Effects of weather extremes on fecal contamination along pathogen transmission pathways in rural Bangladeshi households
Background: Weather extremes are predicted to influence pathogen exposure but their
effects on specific fecal-oral transmission pathways are not well investigated. We evaluated …
effects on specific fecal-oral transmission pathways are not well investigated. We evaluated …
Assessing sustained uptake of latrine and child feces management interventions: Extended follow-up of a cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh 1 …
Background Sanitation interventions typically result in modest increases in latrine access,
and any gains in latrine access and use are often not sustained over time. Sanitation …
and any gains in latrine access and use are often not sustained over time. Sanitation …
Improved Child Feces Management Mediates Reductions in Childhood Diarrhea from an On-Site Sanitation Intervention: Causal Mediation Analysis of a Cluster …
Abstract Background The WASH benefits Bangladesh trial multi-component sanitation
intervention reduced diarrheal disease among children< 5 years. Intervention components …
intervention reduced diarrheal disease among children< 5 years. Intervention components …
Rainfall and Temperature Modify Effects of On-Site Sanitation Intervention on E. coli Contamination in Bangladeshi Households
Weather events associated with climate change can influence the environmental spread and
survival of fecal pathogens, potentially impacting the efficacy of water, sanitation, and …
survival of fecal pathogens, potentially impacting the efficacy of water, sanitation, and …