The result on active intervention for typhoid fever control at a focal commune of Lap Vo distrist, Dong Thap province from 2002 to 2004
- Author:
Nguyen Ngoc An
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Typhoid Fever
- MeSH:
Typhoid Fever;
Therapeutics;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;501(1):13-15
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Studying on typhoid fever in 16417 people of Binh Thanh Trung commune and 16324 ones of Vinh Thanh commune (control commune) after 2 years with the intervention. The results showed that drinking water sterilized by chloramin B increased by 295.58%, drinking boiling water increased by 10.06%; drinking rainny water increased by 464.30%; vegetable washing by safety water increased by 2886.61%, good sanitary latrine increased by 292.30%, close fish pond latrine increased by 46.91%, sinking latrine increased by 195.995%, fish pond latrine open to river reduced by 17.68%, latrine on the river reduced by 29.24%. Typhoid fever reduced by 92% in comparison to before interventrion. Real effect in comparison to control commune was 5.04%
