School water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) intervention to improve malnutrition, dehydration, health literacy, and handwashing: a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Metro Manila, Philippines

• Main Authors: Stephanie O. Sangalang (Author), Allen Lemuel G. Lemence (Author), Zheina J. Ottong (Author), John Cedrick Valencia (Author), Mikaela Olaguera (Author), Rovin James F. Canja (Author), Shyrill Mae F. Mariano (Author), Nelissa O. Prado (Author), Roezel Mari Z. Ocaña (Author), Patricia Andrea A. Singson (Author), Ma. Lourdes Cumagun (Author), Janine Liao (Author), Maria Vianca Jasmin C. Anglo (Author), Christian Borgemeister (Author), Thomas Kistemann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The impacts of multicomponent school water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) interventions on children's health are unclear. We conducted a cluster-randomized controlled trial to test the effects of a school WaSH intervention on children's malnutrition, dehydration, healt...