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Associations between Shared Sanitation, Stunting and Diarrhoea in Low-Income, High Density Urban Neighbourhoods of Maputo, Mozambique - a Cross-Sectional Study

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ID15340673
AuthorsLaura Braun (0000-0001-9319-0859, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, corresponding author), Arlene Macdougall (0000-0002-2900-9602, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, corresponding author), Amy MacDougall, Trent Sumner (Georgia Institute of Technology, corresponding author), Zaida Adriano (corresponding author), Edna Viegas (0000-0003-4691-9920, Instituto Nacional de Saúde, corresponding author), Rassul Nala (Instituto Nacional de Saúde, corresponding author), Joe Brown (0000-0002-5200-4148, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author), Jackie Knee (0000-0002-0834-8488, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, corresponding author), Oliver Cummings (0000-0002-5074-8709, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, corresponding author), Oliver Cumming
Year2024
Volume28
Issue4
Pages775-784
Publication date2024-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMaternal and Child Health Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1092-7875 • E-ISSN: 1573-6628
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s10995-024-03924-4
PMID38427278
OpenAlexW4392384930
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited44

Use of an improved shared latrine is associated with decreased odds of stunting. There is no evidence of an association between latrine improvement and diarrhoea. Further investigation is necessary to isolate attributes of shared sanitation facilities that may reduce health risks

Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Hygiene · Improved sanitation · Latrine · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Open defecation · Population · Public health · Sanitation · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Urban and Rural Development Challenges

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Unique citing works2
Citations per year2
Citation span2025 - 2026 (2)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1
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