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SUBMITTER: Islam M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7371197 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Islam Mahfuza M Rahman Mahbubur M Unicomb Leanne L Kafi Mohammad Abdullah Heel MAH Rahman Mostafizur M Alam Mahfuja M Sen Debashis D Islam Sharmin S Pickering Amy J AJ Hubbard Alan E AE Luby Stephen P SP Arnold Benjamin F BF Colford John M JM Ercumen Ayse A
PloS one 20200720 7
Child open defecation is common in low-income countries and can lead to fecal exposure in the domestic environment. We assessed associations between child feces management practices vs. measures of contamination and child diarrhea among households with children <5 years in rural Bangladesh. We visited 360 households quarterly and recorded caregiver-reported diarrhea prevalence, and defecation and feces disposal practices for children <5 years. We examined caregiver and child hands for visible di ...[more]