Effects of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene and improved complementary feeding on environmental enteric dysfunction in children in rural Zimbabwe: A cluster-randomized controlled trial.

• Main Authors: Ethan K Gough (Author), Lawrence H Moulton (Author), Kuda Mutasa (Author), Robert Ntozini (Author), Rebecca J Stoltzfus (Author), Florence D Majo (Author), Laura E Smith (Author), Gordana Panic (Author), Natasa Giallourou (Author), Mark Jamell (Author), Peter Kosek (Author), Jonathan R Swann (Author), Jean H Humphrey (Author), Andrew J Prendergast (Author), Sanitation Hygiene Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) may be an important modifiable cause of child stunting. We described the evolution of EED biomarkers from birth to 18 months in rural Zimbabwe and tested the independent and combined effects of improved water, sanitation, and hyg...