Child soil ingestion in rural Ghana: Frequency, caregiver perceptions, relationship with household floor material, and associations with child diarrhoea

ConclusionsOur results suggest direct soil ingestion is associated with diarrhoea independent of household floor material and separate interventions may be necessary to prevent exploratory soil ingestion.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Tropical Medicine and International Health - March 14, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Valerie Bauza, Diana M. Byrne, John T. Trimmer, Amanda Lardizabal, Philip Atiim, Mawuli A. K. Asigbee, Jeremy S. Guest Tags: Original Article Source Type: research