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Relationship between water quality and human health: A case study of the Linggi River Basin in Malaysia
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It was concluded that although treatment facilities will reduce the health burden in the region, a number of behavioural and sanitation factors may be more important and could act to minimize the potential impacts of improved water quality.About:
This article is published in Social Science & Medicine.The article was published on 1991-01-01. It has received 18 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Waterborne diseases & Sanitation.read more
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Environmental sanitation conditions and health impact: a case-control study Condições de saneamento ambiental e impacto na saúde: um estudo caso-controle
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the impact of several environmental sanitation conditions and hygiene practices on diarrhea occurrence among children under five years of age living in an urban area, and revealed the feasibility of developing and implementing an adequate model to establish intervention priorities in the field of environmental sanitation.
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Environmental sanitation conditions and health impact: a case-control study
TL;DR: The present study revealed the feasibility of developing and implementing an adequate model to establish intervention priorities in the field of environmental sanitation and found the following variables to be significantly associated with diarrhea.
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Prevalence of intestinal parasites in the human population of León, Nicaragua
TL;DR: Of 595 individuals with intestinal parasites 81% were living in 'poor' conditions and in 13 clusters of households, a lower prevalence of parasites was seen in households characterised as having good socioeconomic conditions, however, several variables appear to be important in determining the prevalence of the individual intestinal protozoa and helminths encountered.
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Health impact of river water pollution in Malaysia
Rafia Afroz,Ataur Rahman +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the state of river water quality and sources of water pollution in Malaysia were reviewed and the authors found that 52% of the river was found to be clean, 39% slightly contaminated and 9% contaminated.
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Household’s perception of water pollution and its economic impact on human health in Malaysia
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated household risk perception of water pollution and examined the demographic and socio-economic factors that influence their risk perception, finding that gender, age, education, income, AWN and ATT significantly affect household risk perceptions.
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Belief, Attitude, Intention and Behavior: An Introduction to Theory and Research
Martin Fishbein,Icek Ajzen +1 more
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Selective primary health care. An interim strategy for disease control in developing countries.
TL;DR: A program of selective primary health care is compared with other approaches and suggested as the most cost-effective form of medical intervention in the least developed countries.
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Health Interview Surveys in Developing Countries: A Review of the Methods and Results
TL;DR: In this paper the research on methodological issues is summarized and the inherent problems in health interview surveys are stressed and some specific requirements for cross-cultural research are described.