Anna T Nguyen, Jessica A Grembi, Marie Riviere, Gabriella Barratt Heitmann, William D Hutson, Tejas S Athni, Arusha Patil, Ayse Ercumen, Audrie Lin, Yoshika Crider, Andrew Mertens, Leanne Unicomb, Mahbubur Rahman, Stephen P Luby, Benjamin F Arnold, Jade Benjamin-Chung
BACKGROUND: Diarrheal disease is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality globally. Household water, sanitation, and handwashing (WASH) interventions can reduce exposure to diarrhea-causing pathogens, but meteorological factors may impact their effectiveness. Information about effect heterogeneity under different weather conditions is critical to refining these targeted interventions. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to determine whether temperature and precipitation modified the effect of low-cost, point-of-use WASH interventions on child diarrhea...
April 2024: Environmental Health Perspectives