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Drinking water quality and incidence of Diarrhoea in children aged 6 months to 15 years: Findings from a paediatric cohort in Vellore, Southern India

2026-01-16 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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IntroductionThe coverage of access to basic drinking water and sanitation facilities in India was estimated to be 93% and 60%, respectively, in 2017. The monitoring of the burden of diarrhoeal illnesses, especially in children, remains important to assess the impact of the expansion of water and sanitation (WaSH) in the Indian setting. This study aimed to estimate the burden of diarrhoea in an established longitudinal pediatric cohort in an urban settlement of Vellore in South India. MethodsThe...

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