Formative Research on Hygiene Behaviors and Geophagy among Infants and Young Children and Implications of Exposure to Fecal Bacteria

We conducted direct observation of 23 caregiver–infant pairs for 130 hours and recorded wash-related behaviors to identify pathways of fecal–oral transmission of bacteria among infants. In addition to testing fingers, food, and drinking water of infants, three infants actively ingested 11.3 ± 9.2 (m...

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Autores principales: Ngure, Francis M., Humphrey, Jean H., Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N., Majo, Florence, Mutasa, Kuda, Govha, Margaret, Mazarura, Exevia, Chasekwa, Bernard, Prendergast, Andrew J., Curtis, Valerie, Boor, Kathyrn J., Stoltzfus, Rebecca J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3795101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24002485
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.12-0568

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3795101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24002485
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.12-0568

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