Changing community behaviour: Experience from three African countries

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Quick, R ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Community mobilisation; Diarrhoea; Disinfectant; Motivational interviewing; Safe Water System; Social marketing

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; WATER;

DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH POLICY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; COMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISINFECTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MADAGASCAR; MARKETING; MOBILIZATION; MOTIVATION; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZATION; SAFETY; STORAGE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; ZAMBIA;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYGIENE; KENYA; MADAGASCAR; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIAL MARKETING; WATER SUPPLY; ZAMBIA;

KENYA; MADAGASCAR; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0038575739     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0960312031000102877     Document Type: Conference Paper

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