Abstract Background Ever since John Snow's intervention on the Broad St pump, the effect
of water quality, hygiene and sanitation in preventing diarrhoea deaths has always been …

Objective To assess the effectiveness of interventions to improve the microbial quality of
drinking water for preventing diarrhoea. Design Systematic review. Data sources Cochrane …

Point-of-use water treatment (household water treatment, HWT) has been advocated as a
means to substantially decrease the global burden of diarrhea and to contribute to the …

Handwashing is thought to be effective for the prevention of transmission of diarrhoea
pathogens. However it is not conclusive that handwashing with soap is more effective at …

Background A third of the 2· 5 billion people worldwide without access to improved
sanitation live in India, as do two-thirds of the 1· 1 billion practising open defecation and a …

Background Diarrhoea and respiratory infections are the two biggest causes of child death
globally. Handwashing with soap could substantially reduce diarrhoea and respiratory …

Background Aedes aegypti, the major vector of dengue viruses, often breeds in water
storage containers used by households without tap water supply, and occurs in high …

Background Open defecation is widely practiced in India. To improve sanitation and promote
better health, the Government of India (GOI) has instituted large scale sanitation …

Objectives. We pretested interventions derived from different domains of behavior change
theory to determine their effectiveness at increasing hand washing with soap in a natural …

Background Diarrhoeal diseases are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity, especially
among young children in low‐income countries, and are associated with exposure to human …