The Safe Start trial to assess the effect of an infant hygiene intervention on enteric infections and diarrhoea in low-income informal neighbourhoods of Kisumu, Kenya: a study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Symptomatic and asymptomatic enteric infections in early childhood are associated with negative effects on childhood growth and development, especially in low and middle-income countries, and food may be an important transmission route. Although basic food hygiene practices might...

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Main Authors: Jane Mumma, Sheillah Simiyu, Evalyne Aseyo, John Anderson, Alexandra Czerniewska, Elizabeth Allen, Robert Dreibelbis, Kelly K. Baker, Oliver Cumming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4657-0