A Qualitative Assessment of Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviors Related to Diarrhea and Water Filtration in Rural Kenya
A Qualitative Assessment of Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviors Related to Diarrhea and Water Filtration in Rural Kenya
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.2011.300127
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发表时间：
2011-08-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
DasBanerjee, Tania
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作者：
Dye, Timothy De Ver;Apondi, Rose;DasBanerjee, Tania
目标.我们定性地评估了肯尼亚农村地区与腹泻和水过滤相关的信念、态度和行为。在肯尼亚西部农村地区开展了一项公共卫生运动，向社区成员提供一整套预防用品和服务，包括个人滤水器或家庭滤水器（或两者兼有）。活动结束两个月后，我们对34名活动参与者进行了定性访谈，以评估他们对腹泻和使用过滤装置的信念、态度和行为。参与者对腹泻病因的认识基本正确。与会者积极报告了他们使用过滤器的经验，以及他们在获得清洁水、减少疾病和减少生产清洁水所需资源消耗方面的成功。一些参与者提供了设备改进的技术建议，大多数参与者在评估时仍在使用设备。作为全面公共卫生运动的一部分分发的新型水过滤装置很快被社区成员接受，并符合社区的做法和信仰。(Am J公共卫生。2011;101：1515-1520. doi：10.2105/AJPH.2011.300127）
Objectives. We qualitatively assessed beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors related to diarrhea and water filtration in rural Kenya.Methods. A public health campaign was conducted in rural western Kenya to give community members a comprehensive prevention package of goods and services, including a personal water filter or a household water filter (or both). Two months after the campaign, we conducted qualitative interviews with 34 campaign attendees to assess their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors related to diarrhea and use of the filtration devices.Results. Participants held generally correct perceptions of diarrhea causation. Participants provided positive reports of their experiences with using filters and of their success with obtaining clean water, reducing disease, and reducing consumption of resources otherwise needed to produce clean water. Several participants offered technical suggestions for device improvements, and most participants were still using the devices at the time of the assessment.Conclusions. Novel water filtration devices distributed as part of a comprehensive public health campaign rapidly proved acceptable to community members and were consistent with community practices and beliefs. (Am J Public Health. 2011;101:1515-1520. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300127)