Reducing diarrhoea in Guatemalan children: randomized controlled trial of flocculant-disinfectant for drinking-water

Reducing diarrhoea in Guatemalan children: randomized controlled trial of flocculant-disinfectant for drinking-water

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of a new point-of-use treatment for drinking-water, a commercially developed flocculant-disinfectant, on the prevalence of diarrhoea in children. METHODS: We conducted a randomized controlled trial among 514 rural Guatemalan households, divided into 42 neighbourhood...

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Main Authors: Chiller Tom M, Mendoza Carlos E, Lopez M Beatriz, Alvarez Maricruz, Hoekstra Robert M, Keswick Bruce H, Luby Stephen P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2006-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Diarrhea/epidemiology
Diarrhea/prevention and control
Potable water/microbiology
Disinfectants
Water purification/methods
Child
Randomized controlled trials
Longitudinal studies
Guatemala
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862006000100011

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