Effects of early water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutrition interventions on child development at school age: a follow-on study of a cluster-randomized trial in rural Bangladesh
Fahmida Tofail, Helen O. Pitchik, Mahfuza Islam, Rizwana Khan, Abul K. Shoab, Fahmida Akter, Shirina Aktar, Tarique M. N. Huda, Mahbubur Rahman, Peter J. Winch, Stephen P. Luby, Lia C. H. Fernald · 2025
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Fahmida Tofail and co-authors follow up a large trial in rural Bangladesh on water, sanitation, handwashing, and food support in early life. The first trial found that these steps improved how young children grew and learned at ages one and two. The new study asks if those gains lasted to school age.
The team went back to the same villages about five years after the work ended, when the children were seven. They tested thinking skills, hand control, conduct, school work, and task focus. Some groups still showed gains in thinking and conduct, and mothers in some groups felt less low. No gains showed for hand control, task focus, or school work.
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| CREATOR | Fahmida Tofail, Helen O. Pitchik, Mahfuza Islam, Rizwana Khan, Abul K. Shoab, Fahmida Akter, Shirina Aktar, Tarique M. N. Huda, Mahbubur Rahman, Peter J. Winch, Stephen P. Luby, Lia C. H. Fernald |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |