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Seasonally varying effects of improved water, sanitation and handwashing interventions on Giardia infection in Bangladesh

2025-12-27 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundGiardia is the most common enteric parasite among children in low-resource settings, causing diarrhoea and leading to prolonged infection or asymptomatic carriage. We assessed whether the effect of water, sanitation and handwashing (WSH) interventions on Giardia infection among rural Bangladeshi children varies with seasonal conditions. MethodsWe conducted a secondary analysis of the WASH Benefits Bangladesh cluster-randomized trial, with 450 clusters assigned to four arms in a 2x2 fa...

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