Disposal of children's faeces and implications for the control of childhood diarrhoea

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 276-279

  Jinadu, Musa K ^a   Esmai, Olapeju A ^a   Adegbenro, Caleb A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Children's faeces; Diarrhoea; Educational interventions; Household behaviour; Observation; Rural area

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; DEFECATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FECES; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NIGERIA; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 9944245444     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400412400616     Document Type: Article

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