We set out to determine the impact of washing hands with soap on the risk of diarrhoeal
diseases in the community with a systematic review with random effects meta-analysis. Our …

Monitoring of water services informs policy and planning for national governments and the
international community. Currently, the international monitoring system measures the type of …

Background Chronic malnutrition during infancy, marked by stunting, has been associated
with poor cognitive function. We assessed the effect of stunting, diarrhoeal disease, and …

Background Inadequate water and sanitation adversely affect the health of children in
developing countries. We aimed to assess the effects of water and sanitation on childhood …

The authors conducted a 2–year (1989–1991) community-based longitudinal study in a
shantytown in Lima, Peru, to examine the effect of Cryptosporidium parvum infection on child …

Desde hace muchos años, las epidemias han tenido repercusión en la vida social, cultural y
política de los peruanos. Este libro nos presenta una perspectiva histórica original de este …

For populations without reliable access to safe drinking water, household water treatment
(HWT) provides a means of improving water quality and preventing disease. We extracted …

Effective handwashing with soap requires reliable access to water supplies. However, more
than three billion persons do not have household-level access to piped water. This research …

Each year more than 2 million children die from diarrhoeal diseases; the same number
again die from acute respiratory infections. The simple hygiene behaviour of washing hands …

Abstract Background In Bangladesh diarrhoeal disease and respiratory infections contribute
significantly to morbidity and mortality. Handwashing with soap reduces the risk of infection; …