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Defecation

The prevalence, spatial distribution and geographic weighted regression of open defecation practice in sub-Saharan Africa using demographic and health survey (DHS) data

Lidetu Demoze, Natnael Gizachew, Eshetu Abera Worede, Adem Tsegaw Zegeye, Yayeh Walle Molalign, Mitkie Tigabie, Abiy Ayele Angelo, Eyob Akalewold Alemu, Gelila Yitageasu

published 17 Dec 2025

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Comparative analysis of conventional vs high-resolution anorectal manometry methods

Silvana Marques e Silva, Marcelo de Melo Andrade Coura, Romulo Medeiros de Almeida, Isabel Ferreira Saenger, Valéria Cardoso Pinto, João Batista de Sousa

published 09 Oct 2025

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Differences in access to water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities among residents of Korail Slum, Bangladesh, during normal vs. water-logging situations

Md Mostafizur Rahman, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Alan F. Geater, Md Shamim Hayder Talukdar, Wit Wichaidit

published 19 Sep 2025

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Effect of community-led total sanitation on open defecation in Uganda: A propensity score-matched analysis

John Bosco Asiimwe, Hellen Namawejje, Faith Rachel Mirembe, Annet Adong, Jolly Achola, Herbert Nabaasa, Jebena Mulusew, Jonathan Izudi, Damazo T. Kadengye

published 24 Jul 2025

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Addressing information and credit barriers to making India open defecation free and improving child health: Evidence from a cluster randomized trial in rural India

Payal Seth, Prabhu Pingali

published 27 Feb 2025

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Spatial distribution and determinants of improved shared sanitation facilities among households in Ethiopia: Using 2019 mini-Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey

Baye Tsegaye Amlak, Daniel Gashaneh Belay

published 13 Jan 2025

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Spatial variation and geographical weighted regression analysis to explore open defecation practice and its determinants among households in Ethiopia

Nebiyu Mekonnen Derseh, Meron Asmamaw Alemayehu, Muluken Chanie Agimas, Getaneh Awoke Yismaw, Tigabu Kidie Tesfie, Habtamu Wagnew Abuhay

published 18 Jul 2024

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Mutations in fibulin-1 and collagen IV suppress the short healthspan of mig-17/ADAMTS mutants in Caenorhabditis elegans

Yukimasa Shibata, Yijing Huang, Moeka Yoshida, Kiyoji Nishiwaki

published 09 Jul 2024

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Sleep duration and its association with constipation in patients with diabetes: The fukuoka diabetes registry

Toshiaki Ohkuma, Masanori Iwase, Takanari Kitazono

published 22 May 2024

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Naldemedine is associated with earlier defecation in critically ill patients with opioid-induced constipation: A retrospective, single-center cohort study

Seiya Nishiyama, Shigehiko Uchino, Yusuke Sasabuchi, Tomoyuki Masuyama, Alan Kawarai Lefor, Masamitsu Sanui

published 03 Jan 2024

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Sustainability of facilities built under the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) implementation: Moving from basic to safe facilities on the sanitation ladder

Hemez Ange Aurélien Kouassi, Harinaivo Anderson Andrianisa, Seyram Kossi Sossou, Maïmouna Bologo Traoré, Rikyelle Momo Nguematio

published 16 Nov 2023

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Effect of external therapies of traditional Chinese medicine on constipation in patients with CRF: A meta-analysis

Yu Wu, Qisu Ying, Yajing He, Xiangcheng Xie, Xiao Yuan, Ming Wang, Xiao Fei, Xiu Yang

published 05 Oct 2023

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Predictors of diarrhea among children under 24 months in Nepal: A multilevel analysis of multiple indicator cluster survey 2019

Bipin Thapa, Suman Sapkota, Yifei Hu

published 06 Jul 2023

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