Household sanitation and personal hygiene practices are associated with child stunting in rural India : a cross-sectional analysis of surveys

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dc.contributor.authorRah, Jee Hyun
dc.contributor.authorCronin, Aidan
dc.contributor.authorBadgaiyan, Bhupendra
dc.contributor.authorAguayo, Victor
dc.contributor.authorCoates, Suzanne
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-03T14:45:41Z
dc.date.available2015-03-03T14:45:41Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractPolicies and programming aimed at addressing child stunting should encompass water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions, shifting emphasis from nutrition-specific to nutrition-sensitive programming. Compared with open defecation, household access to a toilet facility was associated with 16–39% reduced odds of stunting among children aged 0–23 months. Household access to improved water supply was not in itself associated with stunting. The caregiver's self-reported practices of washing hands with soap before meals or after defecation were inversely associated with child stunting. However, the inverse association between reported personal hygiene practices and stunting was stronger among households with access to toilet facilities or piped water.en
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dc.identifier.citationRah, J.H., Cronin, A.A., Badgaiyan, B., Aguayo, V.M., Coates, S., & Ahmed, S. (2015). Household sanitation and personal hygiene practices are associated with child stunting in rural India: a cross-sectional analysis of surveys. BMJ Open, 5, e005180. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005180en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53790
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBMJen
dc.subjectCHILD DEVELOPMENTen
dc.subjectSANITATIONen
dc.subjectWATER QUALITYen
dc.subjectINDIAen
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIESen
dc.subjectLATRINESen
dc.subjectDEFAECATIONen
dc.subjectWATER REQUIREMENTSen
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDSen
dc.subjectHYGIENEen
dc.subjectMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSen
dc.titleHousehold sanitation and personal hygiene practices are associated with child stunting in rural India : a cross-sectional analysis of surveysen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceOpen Access journalen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber107414001
idrc.project.number107414
idrc.project.titleWater Security and Chronic Under-Nutrition in Indiaen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-6900-5
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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