Interim evaluation of a large scale sanitation, hygiene and water improvement programme on childhood diarrhea and respiratory disease in rural Bangladesh

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 604-611

  Huda, Tarique Md Nurul ^a   Unicomb, Leanne ^a   Johnston, Richard B ^b   Halder, Amal K ^a   Yushuf Sharker, Md Abu ^a   Luby, Stephen P ^a,c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Children; Diarrhea; Hygiene; Large scale; Respiratory illness; Sanitation; Water

Indexed keywords

DIARRHEAL DISEASE; HYGIENE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RURAL AREA; RURAL HYGIENE; SOCIAL CLASS; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIARRHEA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYGIENE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RURAL HEALTH; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84862589953     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.10.042     Document Type: Article

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