Some behaviors of individual sanitation in 3 districts of Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang provinces
- Author:
Truong Dinh Bac
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Sanitation
- MeSH:
Sanitation;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;0(12):83-86
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
This study was conducted at 60 communes of Quan Ba and Yen Minh districts (Ha Giang). Chiem Hoa district (Tuyen Quang). The results showed that some behaviors of individual sanitation involved in preventing diseases in community were quite bad. Among of 6012 interviewed people, 71.1% of people sad that always drink unboiled water, only 0.2% of people usually wash their hands before having the meal; 29.4% of households have personal face-cloth use only, and only 4.1% of households rot manure over 6 months before using for crops.
