Improved child faeces disposal practices could achieve greater reductions in child undernutrition than improving toilet access alone. Additionally, the common classification of child faeces disposal as ‘safe’ regardless of the type of toilet used for disposal may underestimate the benefits of disposal in an improved toilet and overestimate the benefits of disposal in an unimproved toilet.
The Effect of Young Children’s Faeces Disposal Practices on Child Growth: Evidence from 34 Countries
July 2017
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| Publisher | Tropical Medicine & International Health |
| Themes | Child faeces, Children, Hygiene, Leave no one behind |
| Language | English |
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