Perceptions of water, sanitation and health: A case study from the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 699-707

  Herbst, S ^a   Benedikter, S ^b   Koester, U ^c   Phan, N ^d   Berger, C ^e   Rechenburg, A ^a   Kistemann, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c Friedrich Ebert Stiftung   (Malaysia)

^d CAN THO UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Viet Nam)

^e TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health; Hygiene; Perception; Sanitation; Vietnam; Water

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE; CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS; DRINKING WATER SOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; FOCUS GROUPS; GAIN INSIGHT; HAND WASHING; HYGIENE; MEKONG DELTA; PERCEPTION; SAFE DRINKING WATER; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; URBAN POPULATION; VIETNAM;

FISH PONDS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; RISK PERCEPTION; RURAL AREAS; SANITATION;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; WATER;

DRINKING WATER; HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HYGIENE; PERCEPTION; PERIURBAN AREA; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYGIENE; PERCEPTION; POLLUTION; POND; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; TASTE; VIET NAM; WATER TREATMENT;

DISEASE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEYS; PERCEPTION; RAIN; SANITATION; SEASONS; VIETNAM; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MEKONG DELTA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 69749105437     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.442     Document Type: Article

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