Evaluation of a Rapid Cholera Response Activity--Nyanza Province, Kenya, 2008
| Autor: | Tracy Ayers, Kashmira Date, Benjamin Nygren, Bobbie Person, Steve Kola, Vincent Were, Robert Quick |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Hand washing Halogenation Cholera outbreak Household survey Cholera Water Supply Environmental protection Environmental health medicine Humans Immunology and Allergy Family Characteristics business.industry Outbreak medicine.disease Kenya Diarrhea Cross-Sectional Studies Infectious Diseases Socioeconomic Factors Residual chlorine Female Christian ministry medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Infectious Diseases. 208:S62-S68 |
| ISSN: | 1537-6613 0022-1899 |
| Popis: | Background. In response to recurrent cholera outbreaks in Nyanza Province, Kenya, a local nongovernmental organization assisted the Ministry of Health by providing cholera education activities to some cholera-affected communities. We evaluated the impact on cholera prevention knowledge and practices. Methods. In November–December 2008, we conducted a cross-sectional household survey and tested stored water for chlorine in 6 cholera-affected enumeration areas (intervention-EAs) where response activities had occurred between March–September 2008, and 6 comparison-EAs with no known reports of cholera outbreaks or response activities. Results. We enrolled 358 individuals from intervention-EAs and 365 from comparison-EAs. Overall, >80% knew cholera symptoms and over 60% knew that water treatment prevented diarrhea |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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