Effects of source- versus household contamination of tubewell water on child diarrhea in rural Bangladesh: a randomized controlled trial

Shallow tubewells are the primary drinking water source for most rural Bangladeshis. Fecal contamination has been detected in tubewells, at low concentrations at the source and at higher levels at the point of use. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess whether improving the microbiolo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2015-03, Vol.10 (3), p.e0121907-e0121907
Hauptverfasser:	Ercumen, Ayse, Naser, Abu Mohd, Unicomb, Leanne, Arnold, Benjamin F, Colford, Jr, John M, Luby, Stephen P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Aquifers Arsenic Bangladesh Bias Children Chlorination Chlorine Cholera Clinical trials Contamination Diarrhea Diarrhea, Infantile - epidemiology Diarrhea, Infantile - etiology Diarrhea, Infantile - prevention & control Disease control Drinking water Drinking Water - microbiology Drinking Water - standards E coli Epidemiology Escherichia coli Fecal coliforms Feces Groundwater Halogenation Health aspects Households Humans Infant Low concentrations Prevention Public health Randomization Rural areas Rural Population Studies Surface water Viruses Water pollution Water Purification - methods Water quality Water Quality - standards Water storage Water treatment Water Wells
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Zusammenfassung:	Shallow tubewells are the primary drinking water source for most rural Bangladeshis. Fecal contamination has been detected in tubewells, at low concentrations at the source and at higher levels at the point of use. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess whether improving the microbiological quality of tubewell drinking water by household water treatment and safe storage would reduce diarrhea in children
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0121907