Effects of water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on telomere length among children in a cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh

Effects of water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on telomere length among children in a cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh

Background: Shorter childhood telomere length (TL) and more rapid TL attrition are widely regarded as manifestations of stress. However, the potential effects of health interventions on child TL are unknown. We hypothesized that a water, sanitation, handwashing (WSH), and nutritional intervention wo...

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Main Authors: Audrie Lin, Benjamin F Arnold, Andrew N Mertens, Jue Lin, Jade Benjamin-Chung, Shahjahan Ali, Alan E Hubbard, Christine P Stewart, Abul K Shoab, Md Ziaur Rahman, Md Saheen Hossen, Palash Mutsuddi, Syeda L Famida, Salma Akther, Mahbubur Rahman, Leanne Unicomb, Firdaus S Dhabhar, Lia C H Fernald, John M Colford Jnr, Stephen P Luby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-10-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
telomere length
child intervention
low-income
randomized controlled trial
water, sanitation, hygiene
nutrition
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/29365

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