Effects of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene and improved complementary feeding on environmental enteric dysfunction in children in rural Zimbabwe: A cluster-randomized controlled trial.
Ethan K GoughLawrence H MoultonKuda MutasaRobert NtoziniRebecca J StoltzfusFlorence D MajoLaura E SmithGordana PanicNatasa GiallourouMark JamellPeter KosekJonathan R SwannJean H HumphreyAndrew J Prendergastnull nullPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2020)
Overall, we observed dynamic trends in EED but few effects of IYCF or WASH on biomarkers during the first 18 months after birth, suggesting that these interventions did not impact EED. Transformative WASH interventions are required to prevent or ameliorate EED in low-income settings.