Use of remotely reporting electronic sensors for assessing use of water filters and cookstoves in Rwanda

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 13602-13610

  Thomas, Evan A ^a   Barstow, Christina K ^b   Rosa, Ghislaine ^c   Majorin, Fiona ^c   Clasen, Thomas ^c,d  

^a Portland State University   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DIRECT OBSERVATIONS; ELECTRONIC SENSORS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS; HOUSEHOLD WATER; PRODUCT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; POTABLE WATER; SENSORS; SURVEYS; WATER FILTRATION;

STOVES;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER; DATA SET; DRINKING WATER; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FILTRATION; MONITORING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SURVEY; VOLUME;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTER; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HOUSEHOLD; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RWANDA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT; DEVICES; ELECTRONICS; FAMILY SIZE; FILTRATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KITCHEN; PROCEDURES; REMOTE SENSING; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; WATER SUPPLY;

RWANDA;

DRINKING WATER;

COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS; DATA COLLECTION; DRINKING WATER; ELECTRONICS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FILTRATION; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; RWANDA; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84889827938     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es403412x     Document Type: Article

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