Effect of safe water delivery plus water and sanitation hygiene behavior change communication on diarrheal disease prevalence among children under 5 years in a slum setting in Nairobi, Kenya: a quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diarrheal diseases are prevalent among children under five years of age in slum areas. We evaluated the effect of safe water delivery plus water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-Behavior Change Communication (WASH-BCC on diarrheal disease prevalence among children under 5 years in a slum setting in Nairobi, Kenya.

Methods

We designed a quasi-experimental study, with the intervention as safe water delivery plus WASH-BCC. The intervention arm consisted of 2 slum villages that received safe water plus WASH-BCC, while the comparison arm comprised 2 slum villages that did not receive the intervention. The primary outcome was diarrheal disease in a child under five years of age in the past 2 weeks in both study arms, defined as the passage of ≥ 3 watery stools in the pas

SUBMITTER: Izudi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12570634 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature