Faecal contamination of the environment and child health: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to faecal contamination is believed to be associated with child diarrhoea and possibly stunting; however, few studies have explicitly measured the association between faecal contamination and health. We aimed to assess individual participant data (IPD) across multiple trials and observational studies to quantify the relationship for common faecal-oral transmission pathways.

Methods

We did a systematic review and meta-analysis of IPD from studies identified in an electronic search of PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase on May 21, 2018. The search was done in English, but full texts published in French, Portuguese, and Spanish were also reviewed. Eligible studies quantified (1) household-level faecal indicator bacteria concentrations along common faecal-oral

SUBMITTER: Goddard FGB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7653404 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature