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

Hyun Rah, Jee; A. Cronin, Aidan; Badgaiyan, B.; M. Aguayo, Víctor; Coates, Suzanne; Ahmed, Sarah

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005180

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

Published in BMJ Open • Feb 1, 2015

Authors:

Jee Hyun Rah

Aidan A. Cronin

B. Badgaiyan

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Increasing evidence suggests that water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices affect linear growth in early childhood. We determined the association between household access to water, sanitation and personal hygiene practices with stunting among children aged 0-23 months in rural Indi...

Subject

Medicine

Sanitation

Hygiene

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