Child feces management practices and fecal contamination: A cross-sectional study in rural Odisha, India.

ABSTRACT: Safe child feces management (CFM) is likely critical for reducing exposure to fecal pathogens in and around the home, but the effectiveness of different CFM practices in reducing fecal contamination is not well understood. We conducted a cross-sectional study of households with children <6 years in rural Odisha, India, using household surveys (188 households), environmental sample analysis (373 samples for 80 child defecation events), and unstructured observation (33 households) to characterize practices and measure fecal contamination resulting from CFM-related practices, including defecation, feces handling and disposal, defecation area or tool cleaning, anal cleansing, and handwashing. For environmental sampling, we developed a sampling strategy that involved collecting samples at the t

SUBMITTER: Bauza V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7031693 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature