"Sanitation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The development and establishment of environmental conditions favorable to the health of the public.
| Descriptor ID |
D012499
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.229.782 N06.850.780.200.800 N06.850.860
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sanitation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sanitation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Sanitation" by people in Profiles.
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Differential Effectiveness of Water, Sanitation, and Handwashing Interventions to Reduce Child Diarrhea in Dry and Rainy Seasons: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Intervention Trials. Environ Health Perspect. 2025 Feb; 133(2):26001.
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Water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions can reduce child antibiotic use: evidence from Bangladesh and Kenya. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 09; 16(1):556.
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Understanding the Effectiveness of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions: A Counterfactual Simulation Approach to Generalizing the Outcomes of Intervention Trials. Environ Health Perspect. 2024 Dec; 132(12):127003.
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Sensor-measured versus reported latrine use to characterize sanitation intervention uptake in a randomized controlled trial among households in rural Bangladesh. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2025 Mar; 264:114511.
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Predictors of household drinking water E. coli contamination: Population-based results from rural areas of Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2025 Mar; 264:114507.
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Toilet construction under the Swachh Bharat Mission and infant mortality in India. Sci Rep. 2024 09 02; 14(1):20340.
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Cross-subsidies are a viable option to fund formal pit latrine emptying services: Evidence from Kigali, Rwanda. PLoS One. 2024; 19(8):e0307471.
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Water, sanitation and hygiene insecurity predict abscess incidence among people who inject drugs in a binational US-Mexico metropolitan area: A longitudinal cohort study. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Jul; 129:104485.
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Addressing Fecal Contamination in Rural Kenyan Households: The Roles of Environmental Interventions and Animal Ownership. Environ Sci Technol. 2024 Jun 04; 58(22):9500-9514.
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A brief instrument measuring the water, sanitation and hygiene domain of menstrual health among women who inject drugs. PLoS One. 2024; 19(5):e0303378.