Water source, latrine type, and rainfall are associated with detection of non-optimal and enteric bacteria in the vaginal microbiome: a prospective observational cohort study nested within a cluster randomized controlled trial
Anna E Czapar, Souvik Paul, Garazi Zulaika, Fredrick Otieno, Walter Agingu, Adit Chaudhary, Runa Bhaumik, Anna Maria van Eijk, Stefan J Green, Elizabeth Nyothach, Penelope A Phillips-Howard, Supriya D. Mehta · 2024
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Anna Czapar and co-authors studied how water, toilets, and rain relate to germs in the vagina, in a 2024 study of teen girls in Africa. Poor water and sanitation have been linked to a harmful shift in vaginal germs in past work. The team drew on a trial of menstrual cups and cash aid, and tested germ samples from a subset of 436 girls.
Over 18 months, the team linked home water source and toilet type to the germ mix each girl carried. They checked germ variety, helpful types, and germs tied to dirty water. Rain and school water setups also fed into their models. Their results tie daily living conditions to vaginal health in ways clinics rarely track.
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| CREATOR | Anna E Czapar, Souvik Paul, Garazi Zulaika, Fredrick Otieno, Walter Agingu, Adit Chaudhary, Runa Bhaumik, Anna Maria van Eijk, Stefan J Green, Elizabeth Nyothach, Penelope A Phillips-Howard, Supriya D. Mehta |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |