Objectives Safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene are protective against diarrhoeal
disease; a leading cause of child mortality. The main objective was an updated assessment …

Background Viral epidemics or pandemics of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) pose a
global threat. Examples are influenza (H1N1) caused by the H1N1pdm09 virus in 2009 …

Background Diarrhoea accounts for 1.8 million deaths in children in low‐and middle‐income
countries (LMICs). One of the identified strategies to prevent diarrhoea is hand washing …

Objective To undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis to establish the effectiveness
of handwashing in reducing absence and/or the spread of respiratory tract (RT) and/or …

Background Lack of access to and use of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) cause 1.6
million deaths every year, of which 1.2 million are due to gastrointestinal illnesses like …

Objective To evaluate the impact of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions in
children (age< 18 y) on growth, non-diarrheal morbidity and mortality in children. Design …

Handwashing is difficult in settings with limited resources and water access. In primary
schools within urban Kibera, Kenya, we investigated the impact of providing waterless hand …

Objectives Acute respiratory infections (ARI s) disproportionately affect those living in low‐
and middle‐income countries (LMIC s). We aimed to determine whether hygiene …

Schoolchildren are commonly linked to influenza transmission. Handwashing with soap has
been shown to decrease infections; however, improving handwashing practices using soap …

Objetivo: Revisar los aspectos epidemiológicos de la enfermedad diarreica aguda (EDA) a
través de la historia de México y analizar las estrategias que potencialmente podrán …