Publications by authors named "Maud A Amon-Tanoh"
Escherichia coli commonly inhabits the gut of humans and animals as part of their microbiota. Though mostly innocuous, some strains have virulence markers that make them pathogenic. This paper presents results of a cross-sectional epidemiological study examining prevalence of diarrheagenic E.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Campylobacter bacteria is a major cause of foodborne-related bacterial gastroenteritis in humans worldwide. It is known to cause diarrhea in young children which has been shown to directly affect their weight and height as a result of malnutrition. Severe cases of diarrhea can also lead to death.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Improving handwashing with soap (HWWS) among children in humanitarian emergencies has the potential to reduce the transmission of several important infectious diseases. However, there is limited evidence on which approaches are effective in increasing HWWS among children in humanitarian settings. One recent innovation - the "Surprise Soap" intervention - was shown to be successful in a small-scale efficacy trial in a humanitarian setting in Iraq.
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- The study aimed to create and validate four scales related to handwashing norms after toilet use in communal housing in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, focusing on descriptive norms, injunctive norms, public behavior, and outcome expectations.
- Using a sample of 201 adult residents, researchers conducted psychometric evaluations, finding three of the scales (HWDN, HWIN, HWP) to be reliable, but the scale for outcome expectations (HWOE) performed poorly.
- Challenges included social desirability influencing handwashing behaviors and the narrow focus on social norms, emphasizing the need for improved measurement tools in future studies.
Background: Diarrhoeal diseases are an important cause of mortality in children younger than 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to evaluate the effect of three handwashing interventions on handwashing with soap (HWWS) after toilet use.
Methods: In this cluster randomised trial in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, we randomly assigned communal housing compounds (1:1:1) to receive one of three interventions: a theory of normative social behaviour (TNSB) intervention, including provision of handwashing stations; handwashing stations only; and no intervention.