Reducing diarrhoea in Guatemalan children: randomized controlled trial of flocculant-disinfectant for drinking-water

• Main Authors: Chiller Tom M (Author), Mendoza Carlos E (Author), Lopez M Beatriz (Author), Alvarez Maricruz (Author), Hoekstra Robert M (Author), Keswick Bruce H (Author), Luby Stephen P (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of a new point-of-use treatment for drinking-water, a commercially developed flocculant-disinfectant, on the prevalence of diarrhoea in children. METHODS: We conducted a randomized controlled trial among 514 rural Guatemalan households, divided into 42 neighbourhood...