Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses

T Jefferson, L Dooley, E Ferroni… - Cochrane database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of handwashing with soap for preventing acute respiratory infections in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta …

I Ross, S Bick, P Ayieko, R Dreibelbis, J Wolf… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality
globally, with 83% of ARI mortality occurring in low-income and middle-income countries …

Factors related with the incidence of acute respiratory infections in toddlers in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Evidence from the Sleman Health and Demographic …

F Fathmawati, S Rauf, BW Indraswari - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Various factors associated with Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) in toddlers have been
widely observed, but there are no studies using data from the Sleman Health and …

Household access to basic drinking water, sanitation and hygiene facilities: secondary analysis of data from the demographic and health survey V, 2017–2018

N Gaffan, A Kpozèhouen, C Dégbey… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background In Benin, access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) remains an
issue. This study aims to provide an overview of household access to basic WASH services …

A review of rural and peri-urban sanitation infrastructure in South-East Asia and the Western Pacific: Highlighting regional inequalities and limited data

N Nasim, A El-Zein, J Thomas - International Journal of Hygiene and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rural and peri-urban communities in developing countries rely on sanitation systems which
are often unsafely managed. One of the major barriers to assess safely managed sanitation …

[HTML][HTML] Diarrhoea, malnutrition, and dehydration associated with school water, sanitation, and hygiene in Metro Manila, Philippines: A cross-sectional study

SO Sangalang, NO Prado, ALG Lemence… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Diarrhoea, malnutrition, and dehydration threaten the lives of millions of
children globally due to inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH). Our study aimed …

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 …

JD Contreras, M Islam, A Mertens, AJ Pickering… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Diarrhea and acute respiratory infection (ARI) are leading causes of death in
children. The WASH Benefits Bangladesh trial implemented a multicomponent sanitation …

Spatial epidemiology of acute respiratory infections in children under 5 years and associated risk factors in India: District-level analysis of health, household, and …

K Balasubramani, KA Prasad, NK Kodali… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background In India, acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are a leading cause of mortality in
children under 5 years. Mapping the hotspots of ARIs and the associated risk factors can …

Personal and household hygiene measures for preventing upper respiratory tract infections among children: a cross-sectional survey of parental knowledge, attitudes …

MW Leung, M O'Donoghue, LKP Suen - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Personal and household hygiene measures are important for preventing upper respiratory
tract infections (URTIs) and other infectious diseases, including coronavirus disease 2019 …

A cluster-randomized trial of water, sanitation, handwashing and nutritional interventions on stress and epigenetic programming

A Lin, AN Mertens, MZ Rahman, ST Tan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
A regulated stress response is essential for healthy child growth and development
trajectories. We conducted a cluster-randomized trial in rural Bangladesh (funded by the Bill …