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