Risk perception and water purification practices for waterborne parasitic infections in remote Nepal

Details

• Personal Author:
  Kaphle UR ; Kovalsky AN ; Lacey SE ; Vaughn JM
• Description:
  This study assesses water-borne infection risk perception and water boiling habits in a remote Sankhuwasava region of Nepal using a brief interview-style questionnaire. All subjects were aware of the risks associated with drinking unpurified water, but a majority (65%) reported they did not boil water regularly, and almost 60% of villagers interviewed had history of infection despite their boiling practices. In contrast to reports from other communities in Nepal, risk awareness was sufficient in this region.Water boiling alone did not confer protection. Future efforts should target sanitation, screening, and other sources of contamination. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Communicable Diseases
  • Morbidity
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Parasitic Diseases
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Safety
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Water Purification
• Keywords:
  • Water-purification
  • Infection-control
  • Risk-factors
  • Questionnaires
  • Sanitation
  • Parasitic-diseases
  • Morbidity-rates
  • Mortality-rates
• ISSN:
  0049-4755
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Maine ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  229-231
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045785
• Citation:
  Trop Doct 2008 Oct; 38(4):229-231
• Contact Point Address:
  Adrienne Kovalsky, University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, ME 44613
• Email:
  adrienne.nk@lycos.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Tropical Doctor
• End Date:
  20290630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201073/cdc_201073_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 78.73 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:283537e1aef12f616fb8ed169cd9a7660f7320d6d225c0d101c6d620770d7fc71830b6277857896170215e67331bc539baf29891f0e8cf0c5ff1441b3b8e4f6c