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Diarrheal Disease Awareness Is Associated with Caregiver Handwashing with Soap in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (REDUCE Program)

机译：Diarrheal Disease Awareness Is Associated with Caregiver Handwashing with Soap in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (REDUCE Program)

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Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of childhood illness and a major cause of infant and child mortality globally. In the Reducing Enteropathy, Undernutrition, and Contamination in the Environment (REDUCE) prospective cohort study, we investigated the association between diarrheal disease awareness and handwashing with soap among caregivers of children under 5 years of age. A total of 259 caregivers of children under 5 years of age in Walungu Territory, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), were administered an open-ended questionnaire assessing awareness of diarrheal disease transmission and prevention, and key times to wash hands with soap. An overall diarrhea awareness score was developed based on the responses to these items. Five-hour structured observation of handwashing behaviors was conducted at the 6-month follow-up. Diarrheal disease awareness among caregivers was low. Only 32 of caregivers were able to correctly identify a method of diarrhea prevention. The median diarrhea awareness score was 3 out of 10 (SD: 1.7, range: 0-9). During structured observation, 9 of caregivers washed their hands with soap at a food-related event and 9 washed their hands with soap at a stool-related event. Higher diarrheal disease awareness was associated with an increased odds of handwashing with soap at food-related events (odds ratio: 1.40, 95 confidence interval: 1.03, 1.90). Our findings emphasize the need for targeted water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions to increase diarrhea awareness and facilitate handwashing with soap among caregivers of children under 5 years in rural DRC.

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