Department of Geography, 32 Campus Drive, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA.
Health Place. 2011 Mar;17(2):449-57. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.10.002. Epub 2011 Jan 13.
This paper presents the findings of a study to assess patterns in local knowledge of and response to water quality and waterborne diseases in relation to seasonal changes in the Niger River Inland Delta. The study draws on field data collected in four villages along the Niger River in the Mopti region of Mali during September 2008. The major findings suggest: (1) water use behaviors and diarrheal disease management are influenced by the tremendous seasonal fluctuations in the riverine environment; (2) local awareness of the relationship between poor water quality, oral-fecal disease transmission, and waterborne disease is low; (3) interventions to mitigate the high incidence of childhood diarrhea and degraded water quality are limited by ongoing socio-economic, cultural, and environmental factors; and (4) women's level of health knowledge is socially and culturally dependent.
本文介绍了一项研究的结果，该研究评估了尼日尔河内陆三角洲季节性变化与水质和水传播疾病相关的当地知识和应对模式。该研究基于 2008 年 9 月在马里莫普提地区沿尼日尔河的四个村庄收集的实地数据。主要发现表明：（1）水的使用行为和腹泻病管理受到河流水环境巨大季节性波动的影响；（2）当地对水质差、经口-粪便疾病传播和水传播疾病之间关系的认识很低；（3）缓解儿童腹泻和水质恶化高发率的干预措施受到持续的社会经济、文化和环境因素的限制；（4）妇女的健康知识水平取决于社会和文化。
