Away-from-home drinking water consumption practices and the microbiological quality of water consumed in rural western Kenya.
Away-from-home drinking water consumption practices and the microbiological quality of water consumed in rural western Kenya.
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肯尼亚西部农村地区的外出饮用水消费习惯和用水的微生物质量。
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发表时间：
2011
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
C. Gerba
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作者：
W. Onyango;C. Gerba
进行了一项横断面描述性研究，以检查远离家庭的饮用水消费的做法和肯尼亚西部农村消费的水的微生物质量。这项研究涉及成年人和学龄儿童。研究资料采焦点小组讨论、问卷调查、观察、日记及访谈等方式收集。研究结果表明，远离家庭的饮用水消费是一种常见的做法，在研究领域，然而，微生物质量的水消费是穷人。虽然有些答复者认为水是安全的，主要是因为水的颜色清澈，但其他人则因环境所迫，因为缺乏其他安全水源而只能喝这种水。它的结论是，有必要采取新的创新方法，以解决远离家庭的饮用水消费在资源贫乏的环境，以补充和最大限度地提高在家庭一级的使用点水处理的好处。
A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to examine away-from-home drinking water consumption practices and the microbiological quality of water consumed in rural western Kenya. The study involved adults and schoolchildren. Data were collected using focus group discussions, questionnaire survey, observations, diaries and interviews. The findings suggest that away-from-home drinking water consumption is a common practice in the study area; however, the microbiological quality of the water consumed is poor. While some respondents perceive the water to be safe for drinking mainly because of the clear colour of the water, others are forced by circumstances to drink the water as it is owing to a lack of alternative safe sources. It is concluded that there is a need for new innovative approaches to address away-from-home drinking water consumption in resource-poor settings in order to complement and maximize the benefits of point-of-use water treatment at the household level.