ArticleTropical medicine and infectious disease2018
Improving Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices, and Housing Quality to Prevent Diarrhea among Under-Five Children in Nigeria.
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- Determinants of diarrhoeal diseases among under-five children in Africa (2013-2023): a comprehensive systematic review highlighting geographic variances, socioeconomic influences, and environmental factors.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Diarrhea as a Disease of Poverty Among Under-Five Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingPooled it
- Lack of Associations between Environmental Exposures and Environmental Enteric Dysfunction among 18-Month-Old Children in Rural Malawi.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
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- Prevalence of Childhood Illnesses and Determinants of Acute Respiratory Infection Among Children Aged 0-59 Months in Somaliland: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of acute diarrhea among under-five children in community-led total sanitation and hygiene implemented and non-implemented kebeles in Chiro Woreda, Eastern Ethiopia.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
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- Determinants of Improved Household Sanitation Use in Ethiopia: A Multilevel Logistic Regression Analysis.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities deprivation among children in Nigeria.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Assessing Contributory Factors of Diarrhea Among Under-Five Children in Bangladesh From 2006 to 2019 and Recent Increases: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Multilevel analysis of prevalence and determinants of diarrhea among under-five children in Somalia: insights from the Somalia demographic and health survey 2020.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Impact of Educational Intervention on Hygiene Knowledge and Practices of Sanitation Workers Globally: A Systematic Review.Scientifica · 2025Review
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- Lassa Fever: Critical Review and Prospects for Control.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Review
- Prevalence and correlates of diarrhoea among children under five in selected coastal communities in Ghana.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- Association Between Household Deprivation and Living in Informal Settlements and Incidence of Diarrhea in Children Under 5 in Eleven Latin American Cities.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2024Article
- Contextual factors associated with diarrhea among under-five children in the Gambia: a multi-level analysis of population-based data.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
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Abstract
Sub-Saharan Africa as a region accounts for the bulk of the global under-five mortality rate, to which diarrhea is major contributor. Millions of children die from diarrheal diseases each year and those who survive often do so facing suboptimal growth. Preventing the common pathways of transmission for diarrhea-causing pathogens, including improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are regarded as the most cost-effective measures for tackling this life-threatening disease. This study aimed to quantitatively assess the quality of living arrangement and access to WASH, and their impact on diarrheal outcomes among under-five children in Nigeria.
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