Effect of school-based educational water, sanitation, and hygiene intervention on student's knowledge in a resource-limited setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, diarrhea is one of the major causes of under-5 mortality. India accounts for the highest number of childhood deaths from diarrhea globally. Therefore, facilitating the implementation of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related interventions in schools and communities is crucial. In the present study, we investigated the effectiveness of a school-based educational WASH intervention in improving students' knowledge on prevention and management of diarrhea in Ujjain district, India.

Methods

The present pre-post intervention study with a two-stage (schools and classrooms) cluster sampling was conducted on 1,781 students studying in grades: 8^th-12^th; age: 14-19 years) in schools located in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India. The interven

SUBMITTER: Mushota O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8666030 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature