What is it about?
Promoting household water treatment is most essential for preventing diarrhoeal disease. In addition, the water should be of acceptable taste, appropriate for emergency and non‑emergency use.
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Why is it important?
Water and sanitation are major public health issues exacerbated by rapid population growth, limited resources, disasters and environmental depletion. This study was undertaken to study the influencing factors for household water quality improvement for reducing diarrhoea in resource‑limited areas.
Perspectives
Water quality on diarrhoea prevention could be affected by contamination during storage, collection and even at point‑of‑use. Point‑of‑use water treatment (household‑based) is the most cost‑effective method for prevention of diarrhoea. Chemical disinfection, filtration, thermal disinfection, solar disinfection and flocculation and disinfection are five most promising household water treatment methodologies for resource‑limited areas.
Dr Thant Zin
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This page is a summary of: Influencing factors for household water quality improvement in reducing diarrhoea in resource-limited areas, WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, January 2013, Medknow,
DOI: 10.4103/2224-3151.115828.
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