Association of water, sanitation, hygiene and food practices with enteric fever in a paediatric cohort in North India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our aim was to assess the association of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and food practices with culture-confirmed enteric fever in children <15 years of age.

Methods

We followed a cohort of 6000 children from an urban low socioeconomic neighbourhood in South Delhi for 2 years to estimate burden of culture-confirmed enteric fever. Risk ratios (RRs) were estimated to study the association between WASH practices and enteric fever. We assessed the microbiological quality of drinking water and conducted geospatial analysis to evaluate the distribution of enteric fever cases around households with contaminated drinking water.

Results

A total of 5916 children in 3123 households completed survey. Piped water (82%) was the major source of household drinking wa

SUBMITTER: Dudeja N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9045109 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature