ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2013
Bacterial contamination on household toys and association with water, sanitation and hygiene conditions in Honduras.
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- Bacterial Contamination of Children's Toys in Rural Day Care Centres and Households in South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- A localized sanitation status index as a proxy for fecal contamination in urban Maputo, Mozambique.PloS one · 2019Article
- A Cross Sectional Study of the Association between Sanitation Type and Fecal Contamination of the Household Environment in Rural Bangladesh.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2018Observational
- An Examination of Bacterial Contamination of Models Used in Anatomy Laboratories.Interdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases · 2018Article
- Floors and Toilets: Association of Floors and Sanitation Practices with Fecal Contamination in Peruvian Amazon Peri-Urban Households.Environmental science & technology · 2016Article
- The Determinants of Reported Personal and Household Hygiene Behaviour: A Multi-Country Study.PloS one · 2016Article
- Determinants of Caregivers' Use and Adoption of Household Water Chlorination: A Qualitative Study with Peri-Urban Communities in the Peruvian Amazon.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2015Article
- Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Escherichia coli isolates from feces, hands, and soils in rural Bangladesh via the Colilert Quanti-Tray System.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2015Article
- School hygiene and deworming are key protective factors for reduced transmission of soil-transmitted helminths among schoolchildren in Honduras.Parasites & vectors · 2014Article
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Abstract
There is growing evidence that household water treatment interventions improve microbiological water quality and reduce diarrheal disease risk. Few studies have examined, however, the impact of water treatment interventions on household-level hygiene and sanitation. This study examined the association of four water and sanitation conditions (access to latrines, improved sanitation, improved water and the plastic biosand filter) on the levels of total coliforms and E. coli on existing and introduced toys during an on-going randomized controlled trial of the plastic biosand filter (plastic BSF). The following conditions were associated with decreased bacterial contamination on children's toys: access to a latrine, access to improved sanitation and access to the plastic BSF. Overall, compared to existing toys, introduced toys had significantly lower levels of both E. coli and total coliforms. Results suggest that levels of fecal indicator bacteria contamination on children's toys may be associated with access to improved water and sanitation conditions in the home. In addition, the fecal indicator bacteria levels on toys probably vary with duration in the household. Additional information on how these toys become contaminated is needed to determine the usefulness of toys as indicators or sentinels of water, sanitation and hygiene conditions, behaviors and risks.
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