An epidemiological survey carried out in the Dodoma region of Tanzania found that high rates of trachoma infection in pre-school children were... Read more...
The efficacy of handwashing using ash, soap, mud or plain water was tested in a group of 20 women living in a slum of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Read more...
To understand the roles of specific maternal and domestic hygiene practices in preventing diarrhoea, 611 rural children aged under 5 years in... Read more...
This letter describes the LePSA method for training mothers to recognise different severity levels of diarrhoea and treat each appropriately or seek... Read more...
This study examines the effect of maternal personal and domestic hygiene on the incidence of diarrhoea in children aged 6-23 months from rural areas... Read more...
One hundred and eight rural mothers were interviewed about childhood diarrhoea. Read more...
This paper points to the inadequacies in the provision of social infrastructure (including schools, health care facilities and water supply and... Read more...
Water shortage was a major reason why handwashing was not practised in a highland village in Guatemala. A water-saving device, the plastic 'tippy tap... Read more...
A handwashing study involving 20 women from a low-income community in Dhaka revealed that soap, mud and ash were equally effective in reducing... Read more...
UNICEF has been working with the Government of India, since 1966, to provide safe water to the country's rural areas, and to improve sanitation in... Read more...
Not so long ago, the terms sex and gender were practically interchangeable. Read more...