ABSTRACT
Poor sanitation is thought to be a major cause of enteric infections among young children. However, there are no previously published randomized trials to measure the health impacts of large-scale sanitation programs. India's Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) is one such program that seeks to end the practice of open defecation by changing social norms and behaviors, and providing technical support and financial subsidies. The objective of this study was to measure the effect of the TSC implemented with capacity building support from the World Bank's Water and Sanitation Program in Madhya Pradesh on availability of individual household latrines (IHLs), defecation behaviors, and child health (diarrhea, highly credible gastrointestinal illness [HCGI], parasitic infections, anemia, growth).
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Cluster Analysis , Defecation/physiology , Diarrhea/prevention & control , Anemia/etiology , Anemia/epidemiology , Rural Population/statistics & numerical data , Toilet Facilities/statistics & numerical data , Environmental Hazards , Gastrointestinal Diseases/prevention & control , IndiaABSTRACT
El autor señala y comenta procedimientos y conocimientos, que una vez puestos en prácticas, sean útiles para reducir en lo posible, todo fenómeno intra o extra hospitalario que condicione una situación de desastre; teniendo como objetivo final, despertar en todo personal médico y paramédico que labore en áreas concentradas de población, la creación de equipos que se encuentran capacitados para la organización de la atención médica en caso de un desastre intra o extra hospitalario