WASH interventions and child diarrhea at the interface of climate and socioeconomic position in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: Many diarrhea-causing pathogens are climate-sensitive, and populations with the lowest socioeconomic position (SEP) are often most vulnerable to climate-related transmission. Household Water, Sanitation, and Handwashing (WASH) interventions constitute one potential effective strategy to reduce child diarrhea, especially among low-income households. Capitalizing on a cluster randomized trial population (360 clusters, 4941 children with 8440 measurements) in rural Bangladesh, one of the world's most climate-sensitive regions, we show that improved WASH substantially reduces diarrhea risk with largest benefits among children with lowest SEP and during the monsoon season. We extrapolated trial results to rural Bangladesh regions using high-resolution geospatial layers to identify areas most li

SUBMITTER: Ante-Testard PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10879131 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature