A new study provides compelling evidence on sanitation and hygiene risk factors for moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) and variability in that risk.
| Title | Interpreting the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) findings on sanitation, hygiene, and diarrhea |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Crocker, J, Bartram, J |
| Secondary Title | PLoS Med |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pagination | e1002011 - |
| Date Published | 05/2016 |
| Publication Language | English |
| Keywords | child health, health impact, indicators |
| Abstract | In this Perspective on the GEMS study by Kelly Baker and colleagues, Jonny Crocker and Jamie Bartram consider the implications of associations found and not found between diarrheal disease and sanitation and hygiene. The GEMS study presents the best dataset yet on diarrhoeal disease associated with sanitation and hygiene. It provides compelling evidence on sanitation and hygiene risk factors for moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) and variability in that risk. |
| Notes | Includes 21 ref. |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002011 |
