Water, sanitation, hygiene, and soil-transmitted helminth infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Preventive chemotherapy represents a powerful but short-term control strategy
for soil-transmitted helminthiasis. Since humans are often re-infected rapidly, long-term …
for soil-transmitted helminthiasis. Since humans are often re-infected rapidly, long-term …
[HTML][HTML] The impact of sanitation on infectious disease and nutritional status: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Sanitation aims to sequester human feces and prevent exposure to fecal
pathogens. More than 2.4 billion people worldwide lack access to improved sanitation …
pathogens. More than 2.4 billion people worldwide lack access to improved sanitation …
The effect of India's total sanitation campaign on defecation behaviors and child health in rural Madhya Pradesh: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Background Poor sanitation is thought to be a major cause of enteric infections among
young children. However, there are no previously published randomized trials to measure …
young children. However, there are no previously published randomized trials to measure …
[BOOK][B] Environmental health engineering in the tropics: Water, sanitation and disease control
S Cairncross, R Feachem - 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
This fully updated third edition of the classic text, widely cited as the most important and
useful book for health engineering and disease prevention, describes infectious diseases in …
useful book for health engineering and disease prevention, describes infectious diseases in …
Interventions promoting uptake of water, sanitation and hygiene (wash) technologies in low‐and middle‐income countries: an evidence and gap map of effectiveness …
H Chirgwin, S Cairncross, D Zehra… - Campbell Systematic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
million deaths every year, of which 1.2 million are due to gastrointestinal illnesses like …
Geospatial distribution of intestinal parasitic infections in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and its association with social determinants
CP Faria, GM Zanini, GS Dias, S da Silva… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Intestinal parasitic infections remain among the most common infectious
diseases worldwide. This study aimed to estimate their prevalence and provide a detailed …
diseases worldwide. This study aimed to estimate their prevalence and provide a detailed …
Sanitation and hygiene-specific risk factors for moderate-to-severe diarrhea in young children in the global enteric multicenter study, 2007–2011: case-control study
Background Diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of disease in children less than
5 y of age. Poor water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions are the primary routes of exposure …
5 y of age. Poor water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions are the primary routes of exposure …
Effects of an urban sanitation intervention on childhood enteric infection and diarrhea in Maputo, Mozambique: a controlled before-and-after trial
We conducted a controlled before-and-after trial to evaluate the impact of an onsite urban
sanitation intervention on the prevalence of enteric infection, soil transmitted helminth re …
sanitation intervention on the prevalence of enteric infection, soil transmitted helminth re …
The dirty business of eliminating open defecation: The effect of village sanitation on child height from field experiments in four countries
We examine the impacts of a sanitation program designed to eliminate open defecation in at-
scale randomized field experiments in four countries: India, Indonesia, Mali, and Tanzania …
scale randomized field experiments in four countries: India, Indonesia, Mali, and Tanzania …
How does health promotion work? Evidence from the dirty business of eliminating open defecation
We investigate the mechanisms underlying health promotion campaigns designed to
eliminate open defecation in at-scale randomized field experiments in four countries: India …
eliminate open defecation in at-scale randomized field experiments in four countries: India …