Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities and infection control/prevention practices in traditional birth homes in Southwest Nigeria

Abstract Background Poor environmental conditions and hygiene practices at the time of childbirth is linked to life-threatening infections and death in mothers and babies. Improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) have been identified as a means through which the lives of mothers and bab...

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Main Authors: Adediwura Oladunni Arowosegbe, David Ajiboye Ojo, Olufunke Bolatito Shittu, Opeoluwa Iwaloye, Uwem Friday Ekpo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06911-5