Getting the basic rights - the role of water, sanitation and hygiene in maternal and reproductive health: a conceptual framework.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore linkages between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and maternal and perinatal health via a conceptual approach and a scoping review.

Methods

We developed a conceptual framework iteratively, amalgamating three literature-based lenses. We then searched literature and identified risk factors potentially linked to maternal and perinatal health. We conducted a systematic scoping review for all chemical and biological WASH risk factors identified using text and MeSH terms, limiting results to systematic reviews or meta-analyses. The remaining 10 complex behavioural associations were not reviewed systematically.

Results

The main ways poor WASH could lead to adverse outcomes are via two non-exclusive categories: 1. 'In-water' associations: (a) Inorgani

SUBMITTER: Campbell OM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4681319 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature