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Drinking water improvements and rates of urinary and gastrointestinal infections in Galápagos, Ecuador: Assessing household and community factors

Kelly Houck; Enrique Terán; Juan Carlos Ochoa; Gyssell N. Zapata; Ana M. Gaviria; Rafael Parra; Denise Dvorquez; Jill R. Stewart; Margaret E. Bentley; Amanda L. Thompson

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Resumen

To ensure access to clean water, public health works need to consider how household perceptions and practices influence tap water use and quality, in addition to infrastructure improvements. Exposures to contaminated tap water contribute to the burden of infectious disease in environments with inadequate water infrastructure.

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Kelly Houck, & Enrique Terán, & Juan Carlos Ochoa, & Gyssell N. Zapata, & Ana M. Gaviria, & Rafael Parra, & Denise Dvorquez, & Jill R. Stewart, & Margaret E. Bentley, & Amanda L. Thompson (2019). Drinking water improvements and rates of urinary and gastrointestinal infections in Galápagos, Ecuador: Assessing household and community factors. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23358