Cost-effectiveness of home-based chlorination and safe water storage in reducing diarrhea among HIV-affected households in rural Uganda

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 884-890

  Shrestha, Ram K ^a,b   Marseille, Elliot ^c   Kahn, James G ^d   Lule, John R ^e   Pitter, Christian ^f   Blandford, John M ^b   Bunnell, Rebecca ^e   Coutinho, Alex ^g   Kizito, Francis ^g   Quick, Robert ^h   Mermin, Jonathan ^e  

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

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

^c Health Strategies International   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g AIDS Support Organization   (Uganda)

^h NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; KENYA; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SANITATION; UGANDA; WATER SUPPLY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER MANAGEMENT;

HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33745014373     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.884     Document Type: Article

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