Water Supply and Latrine Improvement and Prevention of Diarrheal Diseases in Rural Areas in Sichuan Province / 环境与健康杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To survey the effect of innovation of rural water supply and latrine improvement to the control of the incidence of diarrheal disease in Sichuan Province,to provide the scientific basis to the prevention and treatment of diarrheal disease.Methods Research and analyze the condition of the rural water supply innovation,latrine improvement and the incidence of diarrheal disease on 12 administrative villages in Luojiang and Danling County from Dec.2006 to Sep.2007.Results Among the 1 659 houses under research,the main type of water supply is non-central water supply,accounting for 92.65%.The main origin of central water supply is underground water,accounting for 83.6%.Only 716 houses have sanitary latrine,accounting for 43.16%,the main type of sanitary latrine is marsh gas pool,accounting for 96.79%.The main type of non-sanitary latrine is dry latrine without leak,accounting for 92.79%.Mongzi,Longtan,Shihe and Meiwan are both water supply and latrine innovated countries,Yujiaan,Minghui are only latrine innovated countries,Mingyue,Wuying and Sanyan are noninnovated countries.During the 20 551 persons under research for four times,192 persons have diarrheal symptom.The annual incidence is 0.93%.The diarrheal disease for both water supply and latrine innovated country,either water supply or latrine innovated country,non-innovated country is 0.70%(48/6 872),0.91%(77/8 506),1.30%(67/5 173).There is significant discrepancy(?2=11.486,P0.05).The incidence of diarrheal disease of latrine improvement country is lower than none-latrine improvement country.There is significant discrepancy(?2=15.061,P