Effects of hygiene and sanitation interventions on reducing diarrhoea prevalence among children in resource constrained communities: Case study of Turkana District, Kenya

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1178-1184

  Kariuki, J G ^a   Magambo, K J ^b   Njeruh, M F ^b   Muchiri, E M ^a   Nzioka, S M ^c   Kariuki, S ^d  

^a Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation   (Kenya)

^b JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

CLTS; Hygiene; PHAST; Sanitation

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EVALUATION; FECES; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KENYA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SANITATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIARRHEA; DRINKING WATER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; KENYA; POVERTY AREAS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SANITATION;

EID: 84872271721     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-012-9560-1     Document Type: Article

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