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. 2022 Mar 21;106(5):1389–1394. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0699

Table 2.

Caregiver reported diarrhea transmission routes: can you name three ways diarrhea is spread?

Diarrheal disease transmission routes
Major themes (N = 259) % N
Uncovered food 2 6
Consuming rotten or spoiled food 39 101
Mouthing feces 0 0
Lack of handwashing 17 44
Lack of handwashing with soap 5 12
Unclean water 21 54
Food contact with flies < 1 1
Contact with dirt 19 50
Through diseases 18 46
Eating dirt 15 40