Infections in children under 5 years old and latrine cleanliness

The aim of this study is to assess the cleanliness of the latrine and its relation to occurrence of disease in children under 5 years old. A stratified random sample of 1327 households was conducted in 11 villages in Upper Egypt. It included a sub-sample of 541 children under 5 years living in house...

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Published in:International journal of environmental health research 2001-11, Vol.11 (4), p.337-341
Main Authors: Galal, Salma, Sundaram, Chitra, Hassan, Nahed, Salem, Kamelia, Lashin, Somia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Welfare
Child, Preschool
Communicable Diseases - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases - etiology
Egypt - epidemiology
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Hygiene
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Toilet Facilities
Water Supply
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Summary:The aim of this study is to assess the cleanliness of the latrine and its relation to occurrence of disease in children under 5 years old. A stratified random sample of 1327 households was conducted in 11 villages in Upper Egypt. It included a sub-sample of 541 children under 5 years living in households with latrines. The latrine cleanliness was assessed and its relationship to disease occurrence within a period of 2 weeks. Thirty-three percent (33.1%) of children under 5 years old with latrines in their household had infections, compared to 28.3% of those without latrines in the house. Infection with diarrhoea was found most in houses with latrine and water tap. A relation was found between latrine cleanliness score and presence of flies, house building material and maternal education, but none with occurrence of infection in children under 5 years old within a period of 2 weeks.
ISSN:0960-3123
1369-1619
DOI:10.1080/09603120120081818