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dc.contributor.authorHartinger, Stella M.*
dc.contributor.authorLanata, Claudio F.*
dc.contributor.authorGil, Ana I.*
dc.contributor.authorHattendorf, Jan*
dc.contributor.authorVerastegui, Hector*
dc.contributor.authorMäusezahl, Daniel*
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-25T23:05:18Z
dc.date.available2014-03-25T23:05:18Z
dc.date.issued2014-03-25
dc.identifier.citationField Actions Science Reports [Online], Special Issue 6 | 2012es_PE
dc.identifier.issn1867-139X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10757/314662es_PE
dc.description.abstractHome based interventions are advocated in rural areas against a variety of diseases. The combination of different interventions might have synergistic effects in terms of health improvement and cost effectiveness. However, it is crucial to ensure cultural acceptance. The aim of the study was to develop an effective and culturally accepted home-based intervention package to reduce diarrhoea and lower respiratory illnesses in children. In two rural Peruvian communities we evaluated the performance and acceptance of cooking devices, household water treatments (HWT) and home–hygiene interventions, with qualitative and quantitative methods. New ventilated stove designs reduced wood consumption by 16%. The majority of participants selected solar water disinfection as HWT in a blind tasting. In-depth interviews on hygiene improvement further revealed a high demand for kitchen sinks. After one year of installation the improved chimney stoves and kitchen sinks were all in use. The intervention package was successfully adapted to local customs, kitchen-, home–and hygiene management. High user satisfaction was primarily driven by convenience gains due to the technical improvements and only secondarily by perceived health benefits.
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dc.language.isoenges_PE
dc.publisherInstitut Veolia Environnementes_PE
dc.relation.urlhttp://factsreports.revues.org/1627es_PE
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesses_PE
dc.sourceUniversidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)es_PE
dc.sourceRepositorio Académico - UPCes_PE
dc.subjectSolar water disinfectioneng
dc.subjectImproved chimney stoveseng
dc.subjectHome-hygiene interventionseng
dc.subjectHousehold water treatmenteng
dc.subjectPerueng
dc.titleCombining interventions: improved chimney stoves, kitchen sinks and solar disinfection of drinking water and kitchen clothes to improve home hygiene in rural Peru.es_PE
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlees_PE
dc.identifier.eissn1867-8521
dc.description.peer-reviewRevisión por pares.es_PE
refterms.dateFOA2018-06-17T03:58:50Z
html.description.abstractHome based interventions are advocated in rural areas against a variety of diseases. The combination of different interventions might have synergistic effects in terms of health improvement and cost effectiveness. However, it is crucial to ensure cultural acceptance. The aim of the study was to develop an effective and culturally accepted home-based intervention package to reduce diarrhoea and lower respiratory illnesses in children. In two rural Peruvian communities we evaluated the performance and acceptance of cooking devices, household water treatments (HWT) and home–hygiene interventions, with qualitative and quantitative methods. New ventilated stove designs reduced wood consumption by 16%. The majority of participants selected solar water disinfection as HWT in a blind tasting. In-depth interviews on hygiene improvement further revealed a high demand for kitchen sinks. After one year of installation the improved chimney stoves and kitchen sinks were all in use. The intervention package was successfully adapted to local customs, kitchen-, home–and hygiene management. High user satisfaction was primarily driven by convenience gains due to the technical improvements and only secondarily by perceived health benefits.


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