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. 2017 Sep 19;51(20):11537–11552. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b02811

Table 3. Summary of Trials Evaluating Potential Interventions Limiting Exposure to Animal Feces.

intervention interrupted fecal-oral pathway reference description of intervention study context effectiveness of intervention
separating chickens from human living quarters feces → fluids, food, fingers Harvey et al. (2003) provided wooden corrals with commercial fish netting walls and fiberglass roofs peri-urban Peru uptake was low among households that did not corral their poultry before the study
  separated poultry by age, sex, and/or species   corralling did not eliminate child exposure to poultry
Oberhelman et al. (2006) provided corrals sized based on number of chickens in household and the size of available areas on the property outside living quarters peri-urban Peru chicken feces from corralled chickens was colonized with Campylobacter spp. more often than control group
          corralling might have increased the risk of campylobacteriosis in children
 
providing animal feces scoops feces → fluids, fields, fingers Boehm et al. (2016) provided metal scoops for removal of animal feces and safe disposal in a dual-pit latrine rural Bangladesh ruminant fecal markers detected more often in stored water of control vs sanitation compounds
  provided concrete ring-based dual-pit latrines with slabs, water seals, and superstructures   impossible to disentangle effects of provision of metal scoop from other components
  provided ″potties″ for young children    
Hussain (2013) provided “sani-scoops” for disposal of child and animal feces rural Bangladesh reported use of the hardware was relatively high
      provide “potties” for young children   minimal differences detected in the presence of human and animal feces in compounds between baseline and follow-up visits
 
creating safe child play spaces feces → fingers; fields → human SHINE Trial et al. (2015) provided safe play areas among a package of other WASH interventions rural Zimbabwe ongoing trial; results not yet published
 
improving animal veterinary care animal → feces Hall et al. (2012) increased veterinary care of dairy cattle rural Bangladesh increased access to health services, human and veterinary, in most villages reduces exposure to emerging infectious disease hazards, as well as removing livestock from one in three households, improving manure management in all villages, and improving water and latrines in all villages
      encouraged behavior change to reduce exposure to manure    
      improved agricultural production