Association Among Household Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Status and Typhoid Risk in Urban Slums: Prospective Cohort Study in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse (Author), Farhana Khanam (Author), Faisal Ahmmed (Author), Xinxue Liu (Author), Md Taufiqul Islam (Author), Deok Ryun Kim (Author), Sophie SY Kang (Author), Justin Im (Author), Fahima Chowdhury (Author), Tasnuva Ahmed (Author), Asma Binte Aziz (Author), Masuma Hoque (Author), Juyeon Park (Author), Gideok Pak (Author), Hyon Jin Jeon (Author), Khalequ Zaman (Author), Ashraful Islam Khan (Author), Jerome H Kim (Author), Florian Marks (Author), Firdausi Qadri (Author), John D Clemens (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundTyphoid fever, or enteric fever, is a highly fatal infectious disease that affects over 9 million people worldwide each year, resulting in more than 110,000 deaths. Reduction in the burden of typhoid in low-income countries is crucial for public health and requires the implementation of fe...