Attitudinal and relational factors predicting the use of solar water disinfection: A field study in nicaragua

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-220

  Altherr, Anne Marie ^a   Mosler, Hans Joachim ^b   Tobias, Robert ^b   Butera, Fabrizio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Health promotion; SODIS; Water disinfection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NICARAGUA; STANDARD; SUNLIGHT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NICARAGUA; SUNLIGHT; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 41249102423     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198106288251     Document Type: Article

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