A5052924364- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Cambodian History and Society
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
1970-2021
Diarrhoea and growth faltering in early childhood are associated with subsequent adverse outcomes. We aimed to assess whether water quality, sanitation, handwashing interventions alone or combined nutrition reduced diarrhoea faltering.The WASH Benefits Bangladesh cluster-randomised trial enrolled pregnant women from villages rural evaluated outcomes at 1-year 2-years' follow-up. Pregnant geographically adjacent clusters were block-randomised one of seven clusters: chlorinated drinking...
In rural Bangladesh, India and elsewhere, pour-flush pit latrines are the most common sanitation system. When a single latrine becomes full, users must empty it themselves risk exposure to fresh feces, pay an emptying service remove contents or build new latrine. Double may serve as long-term option including high water table areas because pits do not need be emptied immediately excreta decomposes into reusable soil. were implemented in Bangladesh for ‘hardcore poor’ households by national...
Abstract Objective To evaluate household faecal contamination using children's toys among 100 rural Bangladeshi households categorised as ‘cleaner’ (toilet that reliably separates faeces from the environment and no human in/around living space) or ‘less clean’ (no toilet does not separate space). Methods We distributed toy balls to each rinsed study a already owned by in 200 ml of Ringer's solution. enumerated coliforms streptococci rinse membrane filtration methods. Results Study 39 cleaner...
Indiscriminate defecation among young children and the unsafe disposal of their feces increases fecal contamination in household environment risk diarrheal disease transmission. Improved sanitary technology for too to use a latrine may facilitate safe reduce environment. We assessed acceptability feasibility child potties rural Bangladesh 2010. Our team introduced into 26 households 30 days, conducted semistructured interviews, group discussions, observations assess parents children....
The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) program is a 7-country network (as of December 2018) established by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to identify causes death in children communities with high rates under-5 mortality. carries out both mortality pregnancy surveillance, surveillance employs minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) gather small samples body fluids from bodies who have died. While this method will lead greater knowledge specific childhood...
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) efficacy trials deliver interventions to the target population under optimal conditions estimate their effects on outcomes of interest, inform subsequent selection for inclusion in routine programs. A systematic intensive approach intervention delivery is required achieve high-level uptake necessary measure efficacy. We describe system adopted WASH Benefits Bangladesh study, as part a three-paper series Intervention Delivery Performance.Community Health...
Researchers typically report more on the impact of public health interventions and less degree to which were followed implementation fidelity. We developed measured fidelity indicators for WASH Benefits Bangladesh study, a large-scale efficacy trial, in order identify gaps between intended actual implementation. Community workers (CHWs) delivered individual combined water, sanitation, handwashing (WSH) child nutrition 4169 enrolled households geographically matched clusters. Households...
In low-and middle-income countries, determining the cause of death any given individual is impaired by poor access to healthcare systems, resource-poor diagnostic facilities, and limited acceptance complete autopsies. Minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS), an innovative post-mortem procedure based on obtaining specimens using fine needle biopsies suitable for laboratory analysis, acceptable proxy autopsy, thus could reduce uncertainty death. This study describes rumor surveillance...
In this paper, we reflect on our experiences of writing up for an 'action research' project in Bangladesh. work wanted both to produce high quality anthropological analysis, and also meet development aims, which depended effective partnerships with those were studying. found that these aims can be conflicting. Our experience highlights the need applied anthropologists acutely aware their role status prepared kind reaction text may provoke. Some practical lessons include a recommendation keep...