Public perception of drinking water safety in South Africa 2002-2009: A repeated cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Wright, Jim A ^a   Yang, Hong ^a   Rivett, Ulrike ^b   Gundry, Stephen W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholera; Consumer perception; Drinking water; Household survey; South Africa; Water quality; Water safety

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; CHOLERA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; PUBLIC OPINION; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CHOLERA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRINKING WATER; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PUBLIC OPINION; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84864272162     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-556     Document Type: Article

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