WASH practices and its association with nutritional status of adolescent girls in poverty pockets of eastern India

• Main Authors: Aparajita Chattopadhyay (Author), Vani Sethi (Author), Varsha P. Nagargoje (Author), Abhishek Saraswat (Author), Nikita Surani (Author), Neeraj Agarwal (Author), Vikas Bhatia (Author), Manisha Ruikar (Author), Sourav Bhattacharjee (Author), Rabi N. Parhi (Author), Shivani Dar (Author), Abner Daniel (Author), H. P. S. Sachdev (Author), C. M. Singh (Author), Rajkumar Gope (Author), Vikash Nath (Author), Neha Sareen (Author), Arjan De Wagt (Author), Sayeed Unisa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) practices may affect the growth and nutritional status among adolescents. Therefore, this paper assesses WASH practices and its association with nutritional status among adolescent girls. Methods As a part of an intervention programme, this s...