Women wash practices and household diarrhea among rural indigenous Kumal community of Nepal: a cross-sectional study
This study underscores the importance of WASH practices in preventing diarrhea in the Kumal community. It is crucial to address key factors like low income, livestock presence, and inadequate handwashing through targeted interventions to reduce diarrhea incidence and ultimately protect vulnerable populations.
Authors
- M. L. Ojha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4171-4515)
- Anusha Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5209-205X)
- Rajan Bhusal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0808-7476)
- Parash Mani Sapkota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7433-9239)
- Sudip Khanal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0530-7610)
- Milan Thapa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0148-4956)
- A. Bhatta
Institutions
- Tribhuvan University (NP)
- Nepal Development Research Institute (NP)
- Baidya and Banskota Hospital (NP)
- Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences (NP)
- Hospital and Rehabilitation for Disabled Children (NP)
- Kathmandu University (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23106-3
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00