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Water, sanitation, hygiene and enteric infections in children

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Brown, J., Cairncross, S., Ensink, J. H. J.·2013·Archives of Disease in Childhood
DOI 10.1136/archdischild-2011-301528PMC PMC3717778
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  • In high-income countries, introduction of clean water, well-designed sewerage systems, adoption of hygienic practices, and increased awareness led to a dramatic reduction of morbidity and mortality associated with fecal-oral transmission.

    “The introduction of clean water, well-designed sewerage systems, and adoption of hygienic practices, along with increased awareness in high-income countries, has led to a dramatic reduction of morbidity and mortality associated with fecal-oral transmission in these countries [5, 24].”

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    The Introduction (page unavailable) says that the Victorian-era introduction of clean water and sewerage led to a dramatic reduction in morbidity and mortality from faecal–oral infections. The paper also describes health benefits of hygiene practices, but does not identify adoption of those practices or increased awareness as causes of that historical reduction across high-income countries. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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Brown, J., Cairncross, S., & Ensink, J. H. J.
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
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Ensink, J. H. J.
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Archives of Disease in Childhood
Publisher
BMJ
Published
2013-06-12
Volume
98
Issue
8
Pages
629-634
ISSN
  • 0003-9888 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-2044
DOI
10.1136/archdischild-2011-301528
PMC
PMC3717778
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W2139879439
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Water Resource Management and Quality
Keywords
water, sanitation and hygiene, gastrointestinal infections, childhood diarrhea, child health
MeSH terms
Child, Child Welfare, Dysentery, Gastroenteritis, Humans, Hygiene, Risk Factors, Sanitation, Water, Water Supply

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