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Understanding the role of household hygiene practices and foodborne disease risks in child stunting: a UKRI GCRF Action Against Stunting Hub protocol paper
2024
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BMJ Paediatrics
Author(s)
Umi Fahmida - Personal Name
Robert Dreibelbis - Personal Name
Roger C Tine - Personal Name
Arienta R P Sudibya - Personal Name
Ramachandrappa Naveen Kumar - Personal Name
Santosh Kumar Banjara - Personal Name
Teena Dasi - Personal Name
Arshnee Moodley - Personal Name
Caroline Bosire - Personal Name
Delia Grace - Personal Name
Hugh Sharma Waddington - Personal Name
Paula Dominguez-Salas - Personal Name
Claire Heffernan - Personal Name
Deepak Saxena - Personal Name
Bharati Kulkarni - Personal Name
Babacar Faye - Personal Name
Min Kyaw Htet - Personal Name
B Häsler - Personal Name
Robert Dreibelbis - Personal Name
Roger C Tine - Personal Name
Arienta R P Sudibya - Personal Name
Ramachandrappa Naveen Kumar - Personal Name
Santosh Kumar Banjara - Personal Name
Teena Dasi - Personal Name
Arshnee Moodley - Personal Name
Caroline Bosire - Personal Name
Delia Grace - Personal Name
Hugh Sharma Waddington - Personal Name
Paula Dominguez-Salas - Personal Name
Claire Heffernan - Personal Name
Deepak Saxena - Personal Name
Bharati Kulkarni - Personal Name
Babacar Faye - Personal Name
Min Kyaw Htet - Personal Name
B Häsler - Personal Name
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ABSTRACT
Introduction Environmental hygiene and food safety are important determinants of child stunting. This research aims to explore the relationship between child stunting and household hygiene practices and behaviours, including the availability of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities; the use of safe food and good quality drinking water (especially when used for complementary feeding); hygienic practices in food transport, storage and preparation and the control of cross-contamination from animals, their produce and waste. Methods and analysis This study is part of a wider
observational study which aims to investigate the interdisciplinary factors contributing to child stunting using a ‘whole child’ paradigm. The observational study recruits women during pregnancy in Hyderabad, India, Lombok, Indonesia and Kaffrine, Senegal, and dyads (ie, 500 mother–infant pairs per country) are followed longitudinally up to 24 months after birth. Within the interdisciplinary
niche, the study here has developed tools to investigate the potential exposure pathways to environmental pathogen contamination of foods and water. Holistic WASH and food safety data collection tools have been developed to explore exposure pathways at the household level, including: (1) survey questionnaires; (2) spot-checks; (3) biological sampling of drinking water, food and domestic surfaces and (4) direct observation. An integrated analytical approach will be used to triangulate the evidence in order to examine the relationships between child stunting, WASH and food safety behaviours. Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval of the study was granted by the ethics committee of the LSHTM, RVC, ILRI, ICMR, IIPHG, SEAMEO-RECFON, University of Cheikh Anta Diop. Findings of the study will be disseminated through publication in peer-reviewed journals, relevant international conferences, public engagement events, and policy-maker and stakeholder events.
Introduction Environmental hygiene and food safety are important determinants of child stunting. This research aims to explore the relationship between child stunting and household hygiene practices and behaviours, including the availability of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities; the use of safe food and good quality drinking water (especially when used for complementary feeding); hygienic practices in food transport, storage and preparation and the control of cross-contamination from animals, their produce and waste. Methods and analysis This study is part of a wider
observational study which aims to investigate the interdisciplinary factors contributing to child stunting using a ‘whole child’ paradigm. The observational study recruits women during pregnancy in Hyderabad, India, Lombok, Indonesia and Kaffrine, Senegal, and dyads (ie, 500 mother–infant pairs per country) are followed longitudinally up to 24 months after birth. Within the interdisciplinary
niche, the study here has developed tools to investigate the potential exposure pathways to environmental pathogen contamination of foods and water. Holistic WASH and food safety data collection tools have been developed to explore exposure pathways at the household level, including: (1) survey questionnaires; (2) spot-checks; (3) biological sampling of drinking water, food and domestic surfaces and (4) direct observation. An integrated analytical approach will be used to triangulate the evidence in order to examine the relationships between child stunting, WASH and food safety behaviours. Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval of the study was granted by the ethics committee of the LSHTM, RVC, ILRI, ICMR, IIPHG, SEAMEO-RECFON, University of Cheikh Anta Diop. Findings of the study will be disseminated through publication in peer-reviewed journals, relevant international conferences, public engagement events, and policy-maker and stakeholder events.
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| Publisher | : BMJ Paediatrics., 2024 |
| Collation | BMJ Paediatrics Open 2024 |
| Language | English |
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