A qualitative assessment of beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors related to diarrhea and water filtration in rural kenya

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1515-1520

  De Ver Dye, Timothy ^a   Apondi, Rose ^b   Lugada, Eric ^c   Kahn, James G ^d   Sandiford Day, Mary Ann ^a   DasBanerjee, Tania ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^c CHF International   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KENYA; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79960460485     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300127     Document Type: Article

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