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Association of nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene practices with children’s nutritional status, intestinal parasitic infections and diarrhoea in rural Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Shrestha, Akina, Six, Jeanne, Dahal, Dikshya, Marks, Sara, Meierhofer, Regula

“…Background Providing universal access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in remote Nepal remains challenging. We investigated WASH conditions and…”
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Water carrying in hills of Nepal–associations with women’s musculoskeletal disorders, uterine prolapse, and spontaneous abortions by Meierhofer, Regula, Tomberge, Vica Marie Jelena, Inauen, Jennifer, Shrestha, Akina

“…More than a third of women in Nepal have to carry water from source to home to satisfy their families’ daily needs. A cross-sectional study was carried out in…”
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Water, sanitation, hygiene practices, health and nutritional status among children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal evidence from remote areas of Dailekh and Achham districts in Nepal by Shrestha, Akina, Kunwar, Bal Mukunda, Meierhofer, Regula

“…The COVID-19 pandemic drew hygiene to the center of disease prevention. The provision of adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services is crucial to…”
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Solar Disinfection of Viruses in Polyethylene Terephthalate Bottles by Carratalà, Anna, Dionisio Calado, Alex, Mattle, Michael J, Meierhofer, Regula, Luzi, Samuel, Kohn, Tamar

“…Solar disinfection (SODIS) of drinking water in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles is a simple, efficient point-of-use technique for the inactivation of…”
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The water flow diagram by Bouman, Lukas, Spuhler, Dorothee, Bünzli, Marc-André, Melad, Amancio, Diop, Lamine, Coelho, Osmar, Meierhofer, Regula

“…IntroductionThe Water Flow Diagram (WFD) is a novel advocacy and communication tool that presents urban water supply and management in a simple visualization…”
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Corrigendum: The water flow diagram by Bouman, Lukas, Spuhler, Dorothee, Bünzli, Marc-André, Melad, Amancio, Diop, Lamine, Coelho, Osmar, Meierhofer, Regula

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Keeping water from kiosks clean: Strategies for reducing recontamination during transport and storage in Eastern Uganda by Gärtner, Nicola, Germann, Laura, Wanyama, Kennedy, Ouma, Henry, Meierhofer, Regula

“…Drinking water is frequently recontaminated during transport and storage when water is poured into jerrycans. To address this issue, three strategies aiming at…”
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Changes in water treatment, hygiene practices, household floors, and child health in times of Covid-19: A longitudinal cross-sectional survey in Surkhet District, Nepal by Meierhofer, Regula, Kunwar, Bal Mukunda, Shrestha, Akina

“…Consistent and effective practice of water treatment, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) behaviour is an indispensable requisite for realizing health improvements…”
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Influence of container cleanliness, container disinfection with chlorine, and container handling on recontamination of water collected from a water kiosk in a Kenyan slum by Meierhofer, Regula, Wietlisbach, Basil, Matiko, Carol

“…The study assessed whether using clean containers that had been disinfected with chlorine at a water kiosk in the Kangemi slum in Nairobi reduced…”
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Interrelatedness of women's health‐behaviour cognitions: A dyadic study of female family members on carrying heavy loads during pregnancy in Nepal by Tomberge, Vica Marie Jelena, Shrestha, Akina, Meierhofer, Regula, Inauen, Jennifer

“…Objectives Decisions about reproductive health are often influenced by women's female family members, particularly in low‐resource contexts. However, previous…”
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Self-efficacy and social support enable women to protect their pelvic floor health: A nonrandomized controlled trial in rural Nepal by Marie Jelena Jonitz, Vica, Shrestha, Akina, Luginbuehl, Helena, Kasaju, Aastha, Scarnato, Chiara, Meierhofer, Regula, Inauen, Jennifer

“…Carrying heavy loads increases the risk of pelvic organ disorders, particularly in low-income countries. Low self-efficacy hampers adoption of…”
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Understanding the effect of socio-economic characteristics and psychosocial factors on household water treatment practices in rural Nepal using Bayesian Belief Networks by Daniel, D., Diener, Arnt, Pande, Saket, Jansen, Sylvia, Marks, Sara, Meierhofer, Regula, Bhatta, Madan, Rietveld, Luuk

“…About 20 Million (73%) people in Nepal still do not have access to safely managed drinking water service and 22 million (79%) do not treat their drinking water…”
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The Physical Burden of Water Carrying and Women's Psychosocial Well-Being: Evidence from Rural Nepal by Tomberge, Vica Marie Jelena, Bischof, Janine Stefanie, Meierhofer, Regula, Shrestha, Akina, Inauen, Jennifer

“…Many women in low-income countries carry heavy loads of drinking water for their families in difficult terrain. This can adversely affect their health and…”
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Advancements in and Integration of Water, Sanitation, and Solid Waste for Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Narayan, Abishek Sankara, Marks, Sara J, Meierhofer, Regula, Strande, Linda, Tilley, Elizabeth, Zurbrügg, Christian, Lüthi, Christoph

“…The water, sanitation, and solid waste sectors are closely related and have many interactions between their respective service chains in low- and middle-income…”
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Does the reuse of PET bottles during solar water disinfection pose a health risk due to the migration of plasticisers and other chemicals into the water? by Schmid, Peter, Kohler, Martin, Meierhofer, Regula, Luzi, Samuel, Wegelin, Martin

“…Solar water disinfection (SODIS) is a simple, effective and inexpensive water treatment procedure suitable for application in developing countries. Microbially…”
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From Water Source to Tap of Ceramic Filters-Factors That Influence Water Quality Between Collection and Consumption in Rural Households in Nepal by Meierhofer, Regula, Bänziger, Carola, Deppeler, Sandro, Kunwar, Bal Mukund, Bhatta, Madan

“…The study assessed changes in water quality between the water source and the tap of locally produced low cost ceramic water filters used by a community living…”
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Understanding safe water‐carrying practices during pregnancy and postpartum: A mixed‐methods study in Nepal by Tomberge, Vica Marie Jelena, Shrestha, Akina, Meierhofer, Regula, Inauen, Jennifer

“…Daily carrying of heavy loads of domestic water, especially during pregnancy and postpartum, bears a threat to maternal health in low‐income countries. Using…”
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Determinants of consistency of use of household water filters in emergencies: Insights from a protracted drought in Northern Kenya by Wainaina, George Kiambuthi, Ochieng, Fredrick, Peter, Maryna, Raude, James Messo, Meierhofer, Regula, Marks, Sara J.

“…The consistent use of household water treatment and storage (HWTS) technologies is necessary for human health. However, most HWTS options are designed for…”
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Health gains from solar water disinfection (SODIS): evaluation of a water quality intervention in Yaoundé, Cameroon by Graf, Jürg, Zebaze Togouet, Serge, Kemka, Norbert, Niyitegeka, Domitille, Meierhofer, Regula, Gangoue Pieboji, Joseph

“…In developing countries, the burden of diarrhoea is still enormous. One way to reduce transmission of pathogens is by water quality interventions. Solar water…”
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Comment on “Point of Use Household Drinking Water Filtration: A Practical, Effective Solution for Providing Sustained Access to Safe Drinking Water in the Developing World” by Lantagne, Daniele, Meierhofer, Regula, Allgood, Greg, McGuigan, K. G, Quick, Robert

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