Changing mother's hygiene and sanitation practices in resource constrained communities: Case study of Turkana District, Kenya

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1185-1191

  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

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; KENYA; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SANITATION; STATISTICS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; KENYA; MOTHERS; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SANITATION;

EID: 84872272462     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-012-9561-0     Document Type: Article

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