An overriding concern in the papers presented at this conference on water and sanitation in the house-hold and its immediate neighbourhood is the relationship between human behaviour and pathogen spread.
| Title | Conference on safe water environments, Eldoret, Kenya, August 21-23, 1995 |
| Publication Type | Conference Report |
| Year of Publication | 1996 |
| Authors | Woodhouse, M, Drangert, J-O, Swiderski, R |
| Secondary Title | Report / Water and Environmental Studies, Linkoping University |
| Volume | no. 24, 1996 |
| Pagination | iv, 156 p.: tab. |
| Date Published | 1996-01-01 |
| Publisher | Linkoping University, Department of Water and Environmental Studies |
| Place Published | Linkoping, Sweden |
| ISBN Number | 9178717159 |
| Keywords | child health, community participation, diarrhoeal diseases, groundwater pollution, health impact, insect control, latrines, legislation, safe water supply, water quality |
| Abstract | An overriding concern in the papers presented at this conference on water and sanitation in the house-hold and its immediate neighbourhood is the relationship between human behaviour and pathogen spread. The first three papers revolve around the theme "We never know enough" and deal with conflicts and cooperation in neighbourhoods where drainage is not provided by the municipality. The papers on the Safe Water Environments research programme in Eldoret, illustrate the prospects and problems of a holistic research method. Social dimensions, behaviour patterns and attitudes are taken into consideration. The importance of the multidimensional nature of safe water and other health issues in peri-urban areas are emphasized as well as collaboration between anthropologists, medical practitioners, microbiologists, policy-makers and implementors such as local authorities and residents. The third theme, "Water quality and individual choice of water" centres around the factors motivating residents' choice of water, i.e., "new" or "used" water, according to their own criteria. Other topics discussed are faecal contamination from dug latrines via groundwater into dug wells. A study of the development of water and sewerage treatment in peri-urban slums looks at historical considerations with regard to the impact of knowledge, and action on water quality related behaviour. It also presents findings from a study of environmental problems facing households in different parts of the world. |
| Custom 1 | 203.1, 303 |
