25 Oct 12
SWASH+ partners asked the question: What are the obstacles to effective menstrual management in schools in rural Kenya? A one-page summary of an research article titled 'The girl with her period is the one to hang her head'.
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17 Jul 12
Anal cleansing is a necessary human activity. However, because of social taboos, there are few articles on the topic. School health plans overlook it as well. Researchers need to determine if and how current practices could harm child health to inform policy.
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09 Aug 12
This is a one-page summary from a research publication about a cluster-randomized trial to assess the impact of a school-based water supply, water quality, sanitation, and hygiene promotion intervention on diarrheal disease among primary school pupils.
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23 Oct 12
One-page summary of the research findings on a cluster-randomized trial by the SWASH+ partnership which tried to assess the impact of school-based sanitation and hygiene improvements on reinfection with different STH species among school children in western Kenya.
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