The potential effect of water on gastrointestinal infections prevalent in developing countries

Schneider, R.; Shiffman, Morris A.; J, Faigenblum

doi:10.1093/ajcn/31.11.2089

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“…1 By affecting normal consumption of foods and reducing the adsorption of nutrients, diarrheal diseases are also an important cause of malnutrition, which can lead to impaired cognitive development and physical growth, 2 reduced resistance to infection, 3 and potentially, long-term gastrointestinal disorders. 4 Contaminated water is also an important contributor to other potentially waterborn diseases, including hepatitis A and E, cholera, typhoid, and poliomyelitis.…”

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Estimating the Scope of Household Water Treatment in Low- and Medium-Income Countries

Rosa

Clasen

2010

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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For populations without reliable access to safe drinking water, household water treatment (HWT) provides a means of improving water quality and preventing disease. We extracted data on reported HWT practices from 67 national surveys and reports on the scope of HWT. An estimated 33.0% of the households (1.1 billion people) in these countries report treating their drinking water at home. The practice is widespread in the Western Pacific (66.8%) and Southeast Asia (45.4%) regions, and it is less common in the Eastern Mediterranean (13.6%) and Africa (18.2%). Boiling is the most dominant method with 21.0% of the study households (598 million people) using the method. Despite being at higher risk of waterborne disease because of lower coverage of improved water sources, African and rural households are less likely to practice HWT or use microbiologically adequate methods. Validation of the household surveys and further analysis of these data could help optimize HWT practices.

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Estimating the Scope of Household Water Treatment in Low- and Medium-Income Countries

Rosa

Clasen

2010

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…1999), reduced resistance to infection (Baqui et al. 1993) and potentially long‐term gastrointestinal disorders (Schneider et al. 1978).…”

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Editorial: Household water management: refining the dominant paradigm

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Cairncross

2004

Tropical Med Int Health

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“…Contamination of stored water, causing diarrhoea is well documented (23, 18). Contamination of stored water, causing diarrhoea is well documented (23, 18).…”

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Diarrhoeal disease in under five year olds: An epidemiological study in an Australian aboriginal community

Ratnaike

Ratnaike²

1989

Eur J Epidemiol

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The incidence of diarrhoeal disease was determined during a two year period 1985-1986 in under five year old children in an Aboriginal community in South Australia. The incidence was 1.02 episodes/child/year in 1985 and 0.90 episodes/child/year in 1986. In both years the highest incidence was in the 12-23 month age group. A total of 42 episodes of dehydration were recorded and 39 evacuations to hospital were effected. Children who lived in houses were more prone to develop diarrhoea than those who lived in camps or who alternated between living in camps and houses. The high incidence of diarrhoea may be due to lack of adequate facilities for personal and domestic hygiene, unsuitable housing and an unhygienic environment.

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The potential effect of water on gastrointestinal infections prevalent in developing countries

Cited by 33 publications

References 19 publications

Estimating the Scope of Household Water Treatment in Low- and Medium-Income Countries

Estimating the Scope of Household Water Treatment in Low- and Medium-Income Countries

Editorial: Household water management: refining the dominant paradigm

Diarrhoeal disease in under five year olds: An epidemiological study in an Australian aboriginal community

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