Sharing a sanitation facility with just one to two other households can increase the risk of moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) in young children,... Read more...
This paper describes a study which took place in two villages in north-east district of Botswana from July 1990 through July 1991. Read more...
Hand washing with soap and water can prevent the spread of diarrhoeal diseases in areas where comparatively costly interventions, such as supply of... Read more...
A "non-blind" randomized hand washing intervention study was conducted in a low socioeconomic community in Rangoon to determine if hand... Read more...
Sixty-five mothers from Balai Lua, Central Lombok, Indonesia were given soap and an explanation of the faecal oral route of diarrhoea transmission. Read more...
Fifty-seven mothers in Indonesia were involved in a face-to-face health education which encouraged hand-washing with soap. The intervention spanned 4... Read more...
This article examines the perceptions of cleanliness and the role of soap and hand washing in two poor Bangladeshi communities, one rural and one... 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...