Interventions to improve water quality for preventing diarrhoea: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Authors

Thomas Clasen · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Wolf‐Peter Schmidt · University of London

Ian Roberts · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Sandy Cairncross · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Abstract

Interventions to improve water quality are generally effective for preventing diarrhoea in all ages and in under 5s. Significant heterogeneity among the trials suggests that the level of effectiveness may depend on a variety of conditions that research to date cannot fully explain.

Topics & Keywords

Child Nutrition and Water Access Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ

Volume 334, Issue 7597, pp. 782-782

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39118.489931.be

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