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Does owning improved latrine facilities enhance the safe disposal of child feces in Africa? a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Negasa Eshete SoboksaBeekam Kebede OlkebaMekonnen Birhanie Aregu
Published in: PloS one (2024)
In this research study, we examined the ownership of improved latrine facilities among households with five-year-old children to enhance the disposal of child feces in a safer manner in Africa. The high heterogeneity among the studies and the cross-sectional design of the included studies limit the causal inference and generalizability of the findings. Therefore, meta-analyses of longitudinal and experimental studies are needed to confirm the causal relationship between improved latrine facilities and safe child feces disposal practices in Africa.
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