Diarrhoea prevention in a high-risk rural Kenyan population through point-of-use chlorination, safe water storage, sanitation, and rainwater harvesting

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 136, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1463-1471

  Garrett, V ^a   Ogutu, P ^b   Mabonga, P ^b   Ombeki, S ^b   Mwaki, A ^b   Aluoch, G ^b   Phelan, M ^a   Quick, R E ^a  

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

^b CARE Kenya ^*  (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL POPULATION; SANITATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORINE; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SANITATION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 54049118459     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026880700026X     Document Type: Article

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