Water disinfection and hygiene behaviour in an urban slum in Kenya: impact on childhood diarrhoea and influence of beliefs
Water disinfection and hygiene behaviour in an urban slum in Kenya: impact on childhood diarrhoea and influence of beliefs
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DOI：
10.1080/09603120801966050
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Mosler, Hans-Joachim
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作者：
Graf, Juerg;Meierhofer, Regula;Mosler, Hans-Joachim
在这一研究项目中，我们研究了可能影响发展中国家城市贫民窟幼儿腹泻发病率的因素：安全饮料的消费、卫生行为、家庭环境的清洁和原水的质量。关于腹泻原因的信念也与改善健康的行为有关，即采用SODIS（太阳能水消毒）水处理方法和卫生行为。我们在肯尼亚内罗毕的一个棚户区进行了调查。现场工作人员采访了500户家庭。回归模型分析显示，四个假设因素中有两个是重要的：儿童在饮用高比例的安全饮料和生活在卫生状况良好的家庭中时，患腹泻的风险较低。至于信仰，我们发现，儿童腹泻的生物医学知识以及处理水的社会规范与使用SODIS和良好的卫生习惯有关。
In this research project, we studied factors that presumably affect the incidence of diarrhoea among young children in urban slums in developing countries: consumption of safe drinks, hygiene behaviour, cleanliness of household surroundings and the quality of raw water. Beliefs concerning the causes of diarrhoea were also related to health-improving behaviour, namely the application of the water-treatment method SODIS (solar water disinfection) and hygiene behaviour. We conducted a survey in a shanty town in Nairobi, Kenya. Field workers interviewed 500 households. Analysis with regression models revealed that two out of the four postulated factors were significant: children have a lower risk of contracting diarrhoea when they consume high percentages of safe drinks and live in households with good hygiene. As regards beliefs, we found that biomedical knowledge of children's diarrhoea as well as the perceived social norm for treating water was associated with the use of SODIS and good hygiene.