Knowledge, attitudes, practices and implications of safe water management and good hygiene in rural Bangladesh: Assessing the impact and scope of the BRAC WASH programme

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-93

  Fisher, Stephanie ^a   Kabir, Babar ^b   Lahiff, Edward ^a   MacLachlan, Malcolm ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Diarrhoea; Hygiene; Knowledge; Practice

Indexed keywords

SOAP;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHILD HEALTH; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EXPENDITURE; HYGIENE; KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; VILLAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; ADULT; EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HANDWASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYGIENE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOAPS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79954511451     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2010.023     Document Type: Article

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