Seasonally Varying Effects of Improved Water, Sanitation, and Handwashing Interventions on Giardia Infection in Bangladesh
Pearl Anne Ante-Testard e outros, 2026 · Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Combined water, sanitation, and handwashing interventions reduced Giardia infection prevalence by 6.1 percentage points among children in rural Bangladesh during the dry season.
Estimativa · Giardia prevalence difference, percentage points
-6,10 [-10,1; -2,10]
percentage points
- Desenho
- Experimento aleatório por conglomerados. Secondary analysis of a cluster-randomized trial using a 2 × 2 factorial design
- População
- Children aged 22–38 months in rural Bangladesh (Gazipur, Mymensingh, Tangail, and Kishoreganj) measured between 2015 and 2016
- Amostra
- 1.630 · Children surveyed during the dry season (690 in WSH arms, 940 in no-WSH arms; out of 2,273 total analyzed children)
Onde está o número
RESULTS > Effect Modification by Season; Section 'RESULTS > Effect Modification by Season', paragraph 2
The estimated absolute reduction in Giardia prevalence due to WSH was −6.1% (95% CI:, −10.1 to −2.1) during the dry season
Contexto
What changed: Households received combined water quality, sanitation, and handwashing infrastructure alongside regular hygiene promotion visits. Comparison: Compared to children in control and nutrition-only arms without WSH. Limits: Trial conducted exclusively in flood-protected rural areas; measured via stool PCR at a single follow-up period.
Caminho no grafo
- FamíliaProvisão direta
- TipoInfraestrutura e obras públicas
- MecanismoAdoção de cuidados preventivos de saúde
- ResultadoSaúde infantil
- EixoSaúde
MAGI só cita evidência deste instrumento
Lugares do estudo
- Gazipur · Distrito ou local · BD
- Mymensingh · Distrito ou local · BD
- Tangail · Distrito ou local · BD
- Kishoreganj · Distrito ou local · BD
- Licença
- CC-BY
- Revisão
- Extraído por máquina, não revisadoExtraído por: gemini-3.8-flash, 2026-10-23