Effectiveness of the newly designed WASH implementation strategy on WASH practices, diarrheal diseases, respiratory illness, and absenteeism among ashram school children
Sarika U. Dakhode, Abhay M. Gaidhane · 2025
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Sarika Dakhode and Abhay Gaidhane test a hygiene plan in tribal boarding schools in a 2025 study. Poor wash habits feed gut ills, lung ills, and missed class in such schools. Eight schools in one Indian district split by lot into plan and base arms. The plan group held 251 kids in grades four to six; the base held 220. School folk formed wash groups to run the plan, with demos and videos as tools.
Plan kids washed and cleaned far more than base kids on most marks. Mean risk of poor habits fell by 56 percent. Gut ill fell 57 percent, lung ill 56 percent, and missed days 65 percent. A few habits, like brush and bath, held flat. The authors back school-run wash groups for like homes.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sarika U. Dakhode, Abhay M. Gaidhane |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |