Water Filter Provision and Home-Based Filter Reinforcement Reduce Diarrhea in Kenyan HIV-Infected Adults and Their Household Members
dc.contributor.author | Chaba-Omondi, Linda Akoth | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-23T11:05:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-10-23T11:05:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.description.abstract | Among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -infected adults and children in Africa, diarrheal disease remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We evaluated the effectiveness of provision and home-based reinforcement of a point-of-use water filtration device to reduce diarrhea among 361 HIV-infected adults in western Kenya by comparing prevalence of self-reported diarrhea before and after these interventions. After provision of the filter, 8.7% of participants reported diarrhea compared with 17.2% in the 3 months before filter provision (odds ratio [OR] = 0.39, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] = 0.23–0.66, P < 0.001). The association was similar among 231 participants who were already taking daily cotrimoxazole prophylaxis before being given a filter (OR = 0.47, 95% CI = 0.25–0.88, P = 0.019). Educational reinforcement was also associated with a modest reduction in self-reported diarrhea (OR = 0.50, 95% CI = 0.20–0.99, P = 0.047). Provision and reinforcement of water filters may confer significant benefit in reducing diarrhea among HIV-infected persons, even when cotrimoxazole prophylaxis is already being used. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11071/5496 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | en_US |
dc.subject | HIV | en_US |
dc.subject | Water filters | en_US |
dc.title | Water Filter Provision and Home-Based Filter Reinforcement Reduce Diarrhea in Kenyan HIV-Infected Adults and Their Household Members | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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