Effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea and child growth in rural Kenya: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Clair Null, PhD (Author), Christine P Stewart, PhD (Author), Amy J Pickering, PhD (Author), Holly N Dentz, MPH (Author), Benjamin F Arnold, PhD (Author), Charles D Arnold, MS (Author), Jade Benjamin-Chung, PhD (Author), Thomas Clasen, ProfPhD (Author), Kathryn G Dewey, ProfPhD (Author), Lia C H Fernald, ProfPhD (Author), Alan E Hubbard, PhD (Author), Patricia Kariger, PhD (Author), Audrie Lin, PhD (Author), Stephen P Luby, MD (Author), Andrew Mertens, MS (Author), Sammy M Njenga, PhD (Author), Geoffrey Nyambane, MA (Author), Pavani K Ram, MD (Author), John M Colford, Jr, ProfMD (Author)
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• Udgivet: Elsevier, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary: Background: Poor nutrition and exposure to faecal contamination are associated with diarrhoea and growth faltering, both of which have long-term consequences for child health. We aimed to assess whether water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutrition interventions reduced diarrhoea or growth...