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Assessment of the Health Benefits Associated With Consumption of Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water by Children Under Age 5 Years, With Particular Emphasis on Dysentery and Childhood Diarrhoea
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating SODIS Bottle for Dysentery and Diarrhoea. Completed, enrolled 2,400 participants across 3 sites in 3 countries.
Detailed Summary
SODISWATER was a health impact assessment study investigating the effect of sunlight to inactivate microbial pathogens in drinking water. This study was carried out by observing whether children younger than 5 years old who drink solar disinfected water were healthier than those who did not. Health was measured by how often the children had diarrhoea or dysentery. Caregivers for the participants were given plastic bottles to place in the sun, water samples were then collected from these plastic bottles to be analyzed. They were also requested to fill in diarrhea diaries. TESTABLE RESEARCH HYPOTHESES: Health Impact Assessment: Children who use solar disinfected water will have: (a) lower morbidity due to non-bloody diarrhoea and bloody diarrhoea (c) increased growth rates (d) lower mortality (e) increased family productivity (f) decreased care-giver burden (g) increased school attendance
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SODIS Bottles used by SODIS group to treat their drinking water