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The problem
Intervention: Open defaecation-free (ODF) status achieved through sanitation improvements
Who it was tested with: Children in ODF and non-ODF districts in India.
Experience from people who deliver programmes: stories, case studies and lessons learned. Valuable for understanding how and why, and for spotting what to test next, but not a measure of effect.
"Children from ODF distrcits are also significantly less wasted and under weighing than children from Non-ODF districts. However, the open defaecation free (ODF) status showed no significant impact on stunting in the current study." The study appears to compare nutrition outcomes between children in ODF and non-ODF districts, showing benefits for wasting and underweight but not stunting, indicating a mixed result.
The study design and methodology are not clearly described. The lack of effect on stunting suggests potential limitations in how ODF status was measured or other confounding factors affecting stunting.
Across countries and designs
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