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Diarrhoea prevention in a high-risk rural Kenyan population through point-of-use chlorination, safe water storage, sanitation, and rainwater harvesting

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GARRETT, V., OGUTU, P., MABONGA, P., OMBEKI, S., MWAKI, A., ALUOCH, G., PHELAN, M., QUICK, R. E.·2008·Epidemiology and Infection
DOI 10.1017/s095026880700026xPMC PMC2870746
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Lack of access to safe water and sanitation contributes to diarrhoea moribidity and mortality in developing countries. We evaluated the impact of household water treatment, latrines, shallow wells, and rainwater harvesting on diarrhoea incidence in rural Kenyan children. We compared diarrhoea rates in 960 children aged <5 years in 556 households in 12 randomly selected intervention villages and six randomly selected comparison villages during weekly home visits over an 8-week period. On multivariate analysis, chlorinating stored water [relative risk (RR) 0.44, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.28-0.69], latrine presence (RR 0.71, 95% CI 0.54-0.92), rainwater use (RR 0.70, 95% CI 0.52-0.95), and living in an intervention village (RR 0.31, 95% CI 0.23-0.41), were independently associated with lower diarrhoea risk. Diarrhoea risk was higher among shallow well users (RR 1.78, 95% CI 1.12-2.83). Chlorinating stored water, latrines, and rainwater use all decreased diarrhoea risk; combined interventions may have increased health impact.

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Authors
GARRETT, V., OGUTU, P., MABONGA, P., OMBEKI, S., MWAKI, A., ALUOCH, G., PHELAN, M., & QUICK, R. E.
Affiliations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
Corresponding author
QUICK, R. E.
ORCID
MWAKI, A.
Venue
Epidemiology and Infection
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2008-01-21
Volume
136
Issue
11
Pages
1463-1471
ISSN
  • 0950-2688 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-4409
DOI
10.1017/s095026880700026x
PMC
PMC2870746
OpenAlex
W1998313988
Cited by
117
References
34
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FWCI
5.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)
Locations
  • Epidemiology and Infection (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Woodruff Foundation
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Water Resource Management and Quality
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Fecal contamination and water quality
Keywords
diarrhea prevention, household water treatment, safe water storage, latrines, sanitation, rainwater harvesting, shallow wells, childhood diarrhea, rural Kenya, waterborne diseases
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Child, Preschool, Chlorine, Diarrhea, Disinfectants, Disinfection, Female, Humans, Infant, Kenya, Male, Middle Aged, Rural Population, Sanitation, Incidence, Water Purification

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