The effect of soap distribution on diarrhoea: Nyamithuthu Refugee Camp

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 520-524

  Peterson, E Anne ^a   Roberts, Leslie ^b   Toole, Michael J ^c   Peterson, Dan E ^d  

^a Public Health Consultant   (United States)

^b Public Health Consultant   (United States)

^c MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

^d Live Data   (United States)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Hygiene; Prevention; Refugee; Soap

Indexed keywords

SOAP;

DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; REFUGEE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BATH; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALARIA; MALAWI; MALE; MEASLES; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; HEALTH; HYGIENE; MALAWI; MIGRANTS; MIGRATION; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEES; RESEARCH REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMPING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; REFUGEES; RISK FACTORS; SOAPS;

MALAWI;

EID: 0031845899     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/27.3.520     Document Type: Article

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