Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (School of Public Health) / Poor water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services and practices in
communities are known to be responsible for most of the infections occurring among infants
and young children in developing countries. A combined effect of disease, poor diet, care
practices and other factors among infants/children are known to lead to undernutrition
reported in most developing countries. Apart from the reduced growth and productivity
potential that malnutrition exhibits on the affected population, it is also an underlying cause
to 50% of child mortality in poor communities. In light of this, the primary objective of the
study was to evaluate the effect of poor WASH practices on growth and infectious disease
incidence in infants and young children aged 6-23 months in the rural district of Monze in
Zambia.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/6430 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Habulembe, Raider |
| Contributors | Steyn, Nelia |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of the Western Cape |
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