Approaches to Increase Arsenic Awareness in Bangladesh: An Evaluation of an Arsenic Education Program

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 331-338

  George, Christine Marie ^a   Factor Litvak, Pam ^a   Khan, Khalid ^a   Islam, Tariqul ^b   Singha, Ashit ^c   Moon Howard, Joyce ^a   van Geen, Alexander ^d   Graziano, Joseph H ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b Columbia University Arsenic and Health Research ^*  (Bangladesh)

^c Christian Commission for Development Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^d International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

Author keywords

arsenic; developing countries; educational intervention

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; FRESH WATER; WELL WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; CHEMISTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ARSENIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; WATER WELLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878192629     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198112454735     Document Type: Article

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