What do systematic reviews say?

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes diarrhoea Case‐control studies: child faeces disposal in latrine (very low certainty).

• Interventions to improve disposal of child faeces for preventing diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth infection 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.73 [0.62, 0.85]
  17 studies · 32957 participants
  Very low

Ceftriaxone vs azithromycin

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Treatment of enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) with cephalosporins 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Ceftriaxone vs fluoroquinolones

It is very uncertain whether ceftriaxone changes convalescent faecal carriage compared with fluoroquinolones (very low certainty).

• Treatment of enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) with cephalosporins 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.18 [0.01, 3.72]
  1 study · 73 participants
  Very low

Cefixime vs fluoroquinolones

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Treatment of enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) with cephalosporins 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Albendazole single dose vs ivermectin single dose cure rate

• Anthelmintic drugs for treating ascariasis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 315 participants
  High

A single dose of deworming drugs vs placebo

• Anthelmintic drugs for treating ascariasis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 1020 participants
  High

Albendazole 400 mg single dose vs albendazole 400 mg multiple doses

• Anthelmintic drugs for treating ascariasis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 249 participants
  Moderate

Albendazole 400 mg single dose vs mebendazole 500 mg single dose

• Anthelmintic drugs for treating ascariasis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 1902 participants
  High

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in diarrhoea prevalence Cluster RCTs (low certainty).

• Interventions to improve disposal of child faeces for preventing diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth infection 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.93 [0.84, 1.04]
  2 studies · 12040 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes diarrhoea incidence CBAs (very low certainty).

• Interventions to improve disposal of child faeces for preventing diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth infection 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Rate ratio 0.77 [0.71, 0.84]
  2 studies · 1028 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes STH infection (any helminth) CBAs (very low certainty).

• Interventions to improve disposal of child faeces for preventing diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth infection 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.17 [0.02, 0.73]
  1 study · 99 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes diarrhoea Case‐control studies: defecation of children in latrine (very low certainty).

• Interventions to improve disposal of child faeces for preventing diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth infection 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.54 [0.33, 0.9]
  7 studies · 2996 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

The intervention may leads to lower diarrhoea incidence Cluster RCTs (low certainty).

• Interventions to improve disposal of child faeces for preventing diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth infection 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Rate ratio 0.71 [0.59, 0.86]
  2 studies · 2549 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes diarrhoea prevalence Controlled cohort studies: Sanitation Hygiene… (very low certainty).

• Interventions to improve disposal of child faeces for preventing diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth infection 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.91 [0.64, 1.28]
  2 studies · 2000 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes diarrhoea prevalence Controlled cross‐sectional studies: Health… (very low certainty).

• Interventions to improve disposal of child faeces for preventing diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth infection 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.26 [0.16, 0.42]
  2 studies · 1660 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in diarrhoea prevalence RCTs (moderate certainty).

• Interventions to improve disposal of child faeces for preventing diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth infection 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.92 [0.79, 1.07]
  4 studies · 16033 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in STH infection (any helminth) RCTs (low certainty).

• Interventions to improve disposal of child faeces for preventing diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth infection 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.03 [0.64, 1.65]
  2 studies · 3480 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes STH infection (any helminth) Controlled cross‐sectional study (very low certainty).

• Interventions to improve disposal of child faeces for preventing diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth infection 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.51 [1.74, 3.62]
  1 study · 341 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes diarrhoea prevalence RCTs (very low certainty).

• Interventions to improve disposal of child faeces for preventing diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth infection 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.79 [0.49, 1.26]
  2 studies · 9558 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes diarrhoea prevalence RCTs (very low certainty).

• Interventions to improve disposal of child faeces for preventing diarrhoea and soil‐transmitted helminth infection 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.15 [0.93, 1.41]
  1 study · 3650 participants
  Very low