Child-Sensitive WASH Composite Score and the Nutritional Status in Cambodian Children.

ABSTRACT: Progress in health has occurred in the past decades in Cambodia, in terms of health service access and interventions, but several indicators, including the prevalence of malnourished children, remain alarming. The causes of undernutrition are often linked to inadequate access to water, sanitation and hygiene services but limited evidence exists on the direct association between poor WASH practices and children's' nutritional statuses. This study investigates the relationship between water, sanitation and hygiene practices, defined as the child-sensitive composite score, and the nutritional status of children under five years old, measured as the weight-for-height z-score, mid-upper arm circumference or height-for-age z-score in six districts of Cambodia. The analysis used data from a longi

SUBMITTER: Manzoni G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6770572 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature