Clinical and Microbiologic Efficacy of a Water Filter Program in a Rural Honduran Community

• Main Authors: Jaclyn Arquiette (Author), Michael P. Stevens (Author), Jean M. Rabb (Author), Kakotan Sanogo (Author), Patrick Mason (Author), Gonzalo M. L. Bearman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Water purification in the rural Honduras is a focus of the nonprofit organization Honduras Outreach Medical Brigade Relief Effort (HOMBRE). We assessed water filter use and tested filter microbiologic and clinical efficacy. A 22-item questionnaire assessed water sources, obtainment/storage, purifica...