Sustainability and acceptability of latrine provision in The Gambia

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 631-637

  Simms, Victoria M ^a,b   Makalo, Pateh ^a   Bailey, Robin L ^a,c   Emerson, Paul M ^b,d  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d CARTER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hygiene promotion; Musca sorbens; Sanitation; The Gambia; Trachoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FOLLOW UP; GAMBIA; HAPPINESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; SATISFACTION; TRACHOMA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAMBIA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INTERVIEWS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH; SEASONS; TOILET FACILITIES; TRACHOMA;

EID: 20444489237     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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