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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Water treatment and handwashing behaviors among non-pregnant friends and relatives of participants in an antenatal hygiene promotion program in Malawi
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 86, No. 5, Year 2012
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Description
Access to safe drinking water and improved hygiene are essential for preventing diarrheal diseases. To integrate hygiene improvement with antenatal care, free hygiene kits (water storage containers, water treatment solution, soap) and educational messages were distributed to pregnant women at antenatal clinics in Malawi. We assessed water treatment and hygiene practices of 275 non-pregnant friends and relatives of the hygiene kit recipients at baseline and follow-up nine months later to measure program impact on non-participants in the same communities. At follow-up, friends and relatives who did not receive kits or education were more likely than at baseline to purchase and use water treatment solution (25% versus 1%; P < 0.0001) and demonstrate correct handwashing practices (60%versus 18%; P < 0.0001). This antenatal clinic-based program resulted in improved water treatment and hygiene behaviors among non-pregnant friends and relatives living in the same communities as hygiene kit recipients, suggesting that program benefits extended beyond direct beneficiaries. Copyright © 2012 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Russo, Elizabeth T.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sheth, Anandi N.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Menon, Manoj P.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Wannemuehler, Kathleen A.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Weinger, Merri
United States, Arlington
United States Agency for International Development
Kudzala, Amose C.
United States, New York
United Nations
Tauzie, Blessius
United States, New York
United Nations
Masuku, Humphrey Dzanjo
Malawi, Lilongwe
Ministry of Health Malawai
Msowoya, Tapona E.
United States, New York
United Nations
Quick, Robert E.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Statistics
Citations: 18
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0259
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Malawi
Participants Gender
Female