Association between water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices and childhood stunting in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- 10.1186/s12889-026-27639-z
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- 2026 May 5
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- BMC public health
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12889-026-27639-z,
title = {Association between water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices and childhood stunting in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.},
author = {Saputro Wijayanto FP and Theodora Simanjuntak AM and Chang J and Miftahul Asrar M and Phoebe Swastidharmistha A and Amaral Haq R and Krisnanta Gandhy MA and Zaky Rabih M and Dwi Putra MG and Girsang RT},
year = {2026},
journal = {BMC public health},
doi = {10.1186/s12889-026-27639-z},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27639-z}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Association between water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices and childhood stunting in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. AU - Saputro Wijayanto FP AU - Theodora Simanjuntak AM AU - Chang J AU - Miftahul Asrar M AU - Phoebe Swastidharmistha A AU - Amaral Haq R AU - Krisnanta Gandhy MA AU - Zaky Rabih M AU - Dwi Putra MG AU - Girsang RT PY - 2026 JO - BMC public health DO - 10.1186/s12889-026-27639-z UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27639-z ER -
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FP, S. W., AM, T. S., J, C., M, M. A., A, P. S., R, A. H., MA, K. G., M, Z. R., MG, D. P., & RT, G. (2026). Association between water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices and childhood stunting in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. BMC public health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27639-z
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