Does owning improved latrine facilities enhance the safe disposal of child feces in Africa? a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 5; p. e0303754
• Main Authors: Soboksa, Negasa Eshete, Olkeba, Beekam Kebede, Aregu, Mekonnen Birhanie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 16.05.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Africa; Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Children & youth; Confidence intervals; Defecation; Feces; Feces - chemistry; Heterogeneity; Households; Humans; Hygiene; Keywords; Latrines; Medical ethics; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Medicine and Health Sciences; Meta-analysis; Ownership; People and Places; Physical Sciences; Refuse Disposal - methods; Research and Analysis Methods; Sanitation; Sanitation - methods; Sanitation - standards; Search process; Search strategies; Statistical analysis; Statistical models; Subgroups; Systematic review; Toilet Facilities - standards; Tropical diseases; Africa; Nigeria; Sub-Saharan Africa; Ethiopia; India

Improved sanitation refers to those that effectively avoid human contact with excreta in a hygienic manner. Having improved latrines is a key factor in adopting safe ways of disposing of child feces. However, previous studies in Africa that examined how owning improved latrine facilities associated...