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Formative Research on Hygiene Behaviors and Geophagy among Infants and Young Children and Implications of Exposure to Fecal Bacteria
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We conducted direct observation of 23 caregiver–infant pairs for 130 hours and recorded wash-related behaviors to identify pathways of fecal–oral transmission of bacteria among infants. In addition to testing fingers, food, and drinking water of infants, three infants actively ingested 11.3 ± 9.2 (mean ± SD) handfuls of soil and two ingested chicken feces 2 ± 1.4 times in 6 hours. Hand washing with soap was not common and drinking water was contaminated with Escherichia coli in half (12 of 22) of the households. A one-year-old infant ingesting 1 gram of chicken feces in a day and 20 grams of soil from a laundry area of the kitchen yard would consume 4,700,000–23,000,000 and 440–4,240 E. coli, respectively, from these sources. Besides standard wash and nutrition interventions, infants in low-income communities should be protected from exploratory ingestion of chicken feces, soil, and geophagia for optimal child health and growth.
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- Authors
- Ngure, F. M., Humphrey, J. H., Mbuya, M. N. N., Majo, F., Mutasa, K., Govha, M., Mazarura, E., Chasekwa, B., Prendergast, A. J., Curtis, V., Boor, K. J., & Stoltzfus, R. J.
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- The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Published
- 2013-10-09
- Volume
- 89
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 709-716
- ISSN
- 0002-9637 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-1645
- OpenAlex
- W2138946023
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- 263
- References
- 6
- FWCI
- 11.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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