Drinking Water Safety in Slums: Assessing awareness Gaps: Study Assessing Quality of Drinking Water and Awareness among Residents about Drinking Water Handling Practices in Slums - Couverture souple

Nair, Balakrishan; Goel, N. K.; Sharma, M. K.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3659240494 ISBN 13 : 9783659240492

Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Clean drinking water, one of the basic requirements of a healthy human population has now become a public health challenge, threatening the sustainability of social and economic development across the world. This study is aimed on assessing the level of awareness about the drinking water safety, identifying the gaps and educating the residents of a slum area in Chandigarh. A multistage sampling design was adopted. Three blocks were selected with 90 households from each block through systematic random sampling. Response rate was 98.8 percent with majority of the respondents in the age group of 21 – 30. Educating good purification practice along with its advocacy and mobilizing the community to practice point-of-use purification methods through health education workshops and training setups were found essential for curbing the gaps.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dr Balakrishan Nair is an Assistant Professor at Centre for Public Health, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He has published a number of papers in reputed journals and conferences and has been involved in various TB and HIV programs. His other interest areas include research methodology and public health informatics.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3659240494
• ISBN 13: 9783659240492
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 76
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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