Independent and combined effects of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene, and improved complementary feeding, on stunting and anaemia among HIV-exposed children in rural Zimbabwe: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 77-90

  Prendergast, Andrew J ^a,b,c   Chasekwa, Bernard ^a   Evans, Ceri ^a,b   Mutasa, Kuda ^a   Mbuya, Mduduzi N N ^a,d   Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^e   Smith, Laura E ^a,f   Majo, Florence D ^a   Tavengwa, Naume V ^a   Mutasa, Batsirai ^a   Mangwadu, Goldberg T ^g   Chasokela, Cynthia M ^g   Chigumira, Ancikaria ^g   Moulton, Lawrence H ^c   Ntozini, Robert ^a   Humphrey, Jean H ^a,c  

^a Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research   (Zimbabwe)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^e Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^g MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL HYGIENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; STUNTING; ZIMBABWE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; GROWTH DISORDER; HYGIENE; INFANT NUTRITION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WATER SUPPLY;

ANEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 85060181963     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23524642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2352-4642(18)30340-7     Document Type: Article

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