Water quality and waterborne disease in the Niger River Inland Delta, Mali: A study of local knowledge and response

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 449-457

  Halvorson, Sarah J ^a   Williams, Ashley L ^a   Ba, Sidy ^b   Dunkel, Florence V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée de Katibougou   (Mali)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood diarrhea; Knowledge; Mali; Niger River Inland Delta; Water quality; Women

Indexed keywords

DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

MALI; MOPTI [MALI]; NIGER RIVER;

EID: 79952484473     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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