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Water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) practices and diarrhoea prevalence among children under five years in a tribal setting in Palghar, Maharashtra, India.
Jeyakumar, Angeline; Godbharle, Swapnil Rajendra; Giri, Bibek Raj.
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  • Jeyakumar A; Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
  • Godbharle SR; School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Giri BR; Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
J Child Health Care ; 25(2): 182-193, 2021 06.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32249584
Providing safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) in geographically isolated settings is a global public health priority. Prevalence of WaSH practices among mothers and diarrhoea among their children (birth to 59 months) was studied in nine randomly selected tribal villages of Mokhada in Palghar, Maharashtra, India. A community-based cross-sectional survey among 577 mother-child pairs was performed. Participants were recruited from the anganwadi list of enrolled children through household visits. WaSH index was used for assessing WaSH practices. Well was the major (47%) drinking water source. Almost 70% treated and covered the stored drinking water. Nearly 75% of the mothers used soap for washing hands before food and 35% after defecation. Open drains and open defecation were observed in 99% and 50% of households, respectively. The median score for drinking water index was 3 (interquartile range (IQR) = 2), personal hygiene index (PHI) was 2 (IQR = 2), household hygiene index (HHI) was 2 (IQR = 1) and composite index (CI) was 6 (IQR = 2). Prevalence of diarrhoea among children was found to be 33.4% and was significantly associated with poor HHI (p = .007), PHI (p < .001) and CI (p < .001). Measures to provide basic WaSH resources combined with efforts to create awareness would ensure improved WaSH practices and prevent diarrhoea.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Water / Sanitation Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limits: Child, preschool / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: J Child Health Care Journal subject: ENFERMAGEM / PEDIATRIA Year: 2021 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Country of publication:

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Water / Sanitation Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limits: Child, preschool / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: J Child Health Care Journal subject: ENFERMAGEM / PEDIATRIA Year: 2021 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Country of publication: