Point-of-Use Water Treatment and Use among Mothers in Malawi

A national household survey was conducted in Malawi to determine awareness and use of a socially marketed water treatment product. In all, 64% of mothers were aware of the product, and 7% were using it. Both poor and rural mothers had lower awareness and use rates. Targeting promotion to rural popul...

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Autores principales: Stockman, Lauren J., Fischer, Thea K., Deming, Michael, Ngwira, Bagrey, Bowie, Cameron, Cunliffe, Nigel, Bresee, Joseph, Quick, Robert E.
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2878214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18214185
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1307.070767
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author Stockman, Lauren J.
Fischer, Thea K.
Deming, Michael
Ngwira, Bagrey
Bowie, Cameron
Cunliffe, Nigel
Bresee, Joseph
Quick, Robert E.
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Deming, Michael
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description A national household survey was conducted in Malawi to determine awareness and use of a socially marketed water treatment product. In all, 64% of mothers were aware of the product, and 7% were using it. Both poor and rural mothers had lower awareness and use rates. Targeting promotion to rural populations could enhance program effectiveness.
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spelling pubmed-28782142010-06-03 Point-of-Use Water Treatment and Use among Mothers in Malawi Stockman, Lauren J. Fischer, Thea K. Deming, Michael Ngwira, Bagrey Bowie, Cameron Cunliffe, Nigel Bresee, Joseph Quick, Robert E. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch A national household survey was conducted in Malawi to determine awareness and use of a socially marketed water treatment product. In all, 64% of mothers were aware of the product, and 7% were using it. Both poor and rural mothers had lower awareness and use rates. Targeting promotion to rural populations could enhance program effectiveness. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-07 /pmc/articles/PMC2878214/ /pubmed/18214185 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1307.070767 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Stockman, Lauren J.
Fischer, Thea K.
Deming, Michael
Ngwira, Bagrey
Bowie, Cameron
Cunliffe, Nigel
Bresee, Joseph
Quick, Robert E.
Point-of-Use Water Treatment and Use among Mothers in Malawi
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title_full_unstemmed Point-of-Use Water Treatment and Use among Mothers in Malawi
title_short Point-of-Use Water Treatment and Use among Mothers in Malawi
title_sort point-of-use water treatment and use among mothers in malawi
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2878214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18214185
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1307.070767
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