Monitoring progress of the role of integration of environmental health education with water and sanitation services in changing community behaviours

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-74

  Metwally, Ammal M ^a   Saad, Amal ^a   Ibrahim, Nihad A ^a   Emam, Hanaa M ^a   El Etreby, Lobna A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Desirable behaviours; Double pit pour flush latrine; Hygiene health education; Safe water supply; Sanitation

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HYGIENE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HYGIENE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; EGYPT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; BENI SUEF; EGYPT; EL FAIYUM [EGYPT]; MINYA; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 33847084334     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120600937856     Document Type: Article

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