Wilkister Moturi

Childhood Diarrhoea: Risk Factors and Interventions in Rural Kenya

Risk Factors and Interventions for Childhood Diarrhoea

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Produktbeschreibung

When MDGs were conceived in 2002, their achievement did not seem too difficult, given the duration that had been provided for their achievement. However, as time went by, it became more apparent that their achievement in a developing country such as Kenya would be an uphill task. This is especially so in a rural setup like the River Njoro watershed where households rely on untreated surface water for their domestic use. The quality of this water at source is compromised by the activities carried out around the unprotected surface water sources and poor faecal disposal practices. At point of consumption, the quality is further compromised by poor hygiene and water storage practices. This translates to high childhood diarrhoeal diseases morbidity. Water, sanitation and hygiene interventions are seen to be effective in preventing the diarrhoeal diseases especially if coupled with interventions to improve socioeconomic status of the study households.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 209g
• ISBN-13: 9783846504215
• ISBN-10: 3846504211
• Artikelnr.: 34228630

Autorenporträt

Wilkister Nyaora Moturi currently lectures in Egerton University, Kenya. She holds a PhD degree in Environmental Science. She has researched and published widely in the field of Environmental Health. She is married and has two sons.