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Health impacts of improved household sanitation

This fact sheet gives a brief overview of the health and disease impacts associated with sanitation.
 
The fact sheet provides concise information on:

- the varying factors affecting the potential health impact of sanitation
- the difficulties of measuring the precise health impacts of sanitation
- a summary of the current evidence for the disease-preventive effect of improved sanitation

The fact sheet also discusses some of the wider health benefits of household sanitation, and looks generally at the interactions between sanitation, hygiene and water supply.
 
 

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