A study in rural Bangladesh showed distributing household water filters significantly reduced pediatric diarrhoea and infant mortality. Using a quasi-experimental design, the research had certain limitations like potential bias. The results underscore community engagement's role and the consistent, correct use of filters for optimal health outcomes.
Author(s): Deal, Jeffery Lee; Check, Kristen; Chapman, Helena J.
Published: 2015
Language: English
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Using longitudinal data from records obtained from the Honduras Department of Public Health, paediatric diarrhoea and infant mortality rates were tracked over a six year period during which a large scale WASH intervention occurred in the Department of Colón, Honduras. Rates of paediatric diarrhoea and infant mortality from Colón were compared to national rates as well as a nearby department matched by using the Human Development Index. Both paediatric diarrhoea and infant mortality dropped significantly faster in Colón than in the control department and the national rates, supporting local assertions of the impact of such large scale interventions on childhood health and survival.