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onnection, but without adequate sewage disposal, were 1.8 cm shorter than children in households with sewage. These results suggest that more reliable water sources would discourage water storage which puts the water at risk of being contaminated and consequently decrease diarrheal occurrences and improve growth in children.

Dr. Checkley said, "Better water supply alone does not guarantee full health benefits; our findings underscore the importance of adequate sanitation facilities in developing countries to reduce childhood malnutrition and diarrhea. We must not fail to recognize that access to safe water and adequate sanitation is not a privilege, but a basic human right."

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Contact: Kenna Brigham
paffairs@jhsph.edu
410-955-6878
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
9-Jan-2004

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