Open Defecation | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 01 May 2024

Open defecation practice among households with latrines in rural communities of Ararso District, Somali Region, Eastern Ethiopia

in Environmental Health and Exposome

Abdifatah Mohamud Ismail
Musse Ahmed Ibrahim
Mahammoud Mohammed Abdi
Abraham Geremew
Yohannes Mulugeta
Dinku Mekbib Ayele
Abera Cheru

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1394351

5,245 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Dec 2024

Diarrhea and associated factors among under-five children in open defecation free and open defecation rural households of Degem district, Oromia, Ethiopia

in Children and Health

Demelash Dereje
Dejene Hailu
Sisay Abebe Debela
Tamiru Yazew
Fikadu Tolesa
Bogalu Abebe

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1480949

3,687 views
3 citations

Mini Review

Published on 29 Jul 2025

One Health approach for the prevention of open defecation: a panacea for open defecation-driven neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Verner N. Orish
Isaac B. Addei
David E. Adzah
Acheampong G. Oteng
Moses A. Ayaaba
Aleksandra Marinkovic
Tatiana Gardellini
Ricardo Izurieta
Rajashree Pandit
Chuku Okorie

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2025.1630115

2,074 views

Systematic Review

Published on 09 May 2023

Effectiveness of the Swachh Bharat Mission and barriers to ending open defecation in India: a systematic review

in Water and Wastewater Management

Anna VerKuilen
Lauren Sprouse
Rachel Beardsley
Sarah Lebu
Aaron Salzberg
Musa Manga

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1141825

16,390 views
16 citations

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 27 Nov 2019

Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Through Scheduled Desludging Services: Emerging Experience From India

in Water and Wastewater Management

Meera Mehta
Dinesh Mehta
Upasana Yadav

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2019.00188

16,283 views
35 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2025

Prevalence, intensity, and associated factors of intestinal schistosomiasis among primary school children in Nono District, Southwest Ethiopia

in Neglected Tropical Diseases

Bayisa Tolera
Jemal Mohammed
Ukash Umer
Junedin Abamecha
Fikru Tebeje
Akewok Sime
Fitsum Weldegebreal

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

doi 10.3389/fitd.2024.1483164

2,196 views
1 citation

Brief Research Report

Published on 31 Mar 2025

Cholera outbreak and associated risk factors in Dollo Ado district, Ethiopia: un-matched case-control study, 2023

in Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Fitsum Hagos
Habtamu Molla Ayele
Eyob Hailu Kebede
Abdulnasir Abagero
Awgichew Kifle

Frontiers in Epidemiology

doi 10.3389/fepid.2025.1480230

5,084 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Mar 2023

Socio-demographic and environmental determinants of under-5 stunting in Rwanda: Evidence from a multisectoral study

in Children and Health

Chester Kalinda
Million Phri
Maria Albin Qambayot
Marie Consolatrice Sage Ishimwe
Alemayehu Gebremariam
Abebe Bekele
Rex Wong

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1107300

7,334 views
20 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 01 Nov 2024

Social determinants of health associated with increased prevalence of childhood malnutrition in Africa

in Food Policy and Economics

Samuel Faraday Saidu
Ramona Ann Danielson

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2024.1456089

4,583 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Jul 2023

Improved latrine coverage may reduce porcine cysticercosis: a comparative cross-sectional study, Busia County, Kenya 2021

in Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics

Bernard Chege
Gideon Ndambuki
Maurice Owiny
Alice Kiyong’a
Eric M. Fèvre
Elizabeth A. J. Cook

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2023.1155467

2,912 views
8 citations

Articles

Open defecation practice among households with latrines in rural communities of Ararso District, Somali Region, Eastern Ethiopia

Diarrhea and associated factors among under-five children in open defecation free and open defecation rural households of Degem district, Oromia, Ethiopia

One Health approach for the prevention of open defecation: a panacea for open defecation-driven neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa

Effectiveness of the Swachh Bharat Mission and barriers to ending open defecation in India: a systematic review

Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Through Scheduled Desludging Services: Emerging Experience From India

Prevalence, intensity, and associated factors of intestinal schistosomiasis among primary school children in Nono District, Southwest Ethiopia

Cholera outbreak and associated risk factors in Dollo Ado district, Ethiopia: un-matched case-control study, 2023

Socio-demographic and environmental determinants of under-5 stunting in Rwanda: Evidence from a multisectoral study

Social determinants of health associated with increased prevalence of childhood malnutrition in Africa

Improved latrine coverage may reduce porcine cysticercosis: a comparative cross-sectional study, Busia County, Kenya 2021