Schultz Amy A, Pomazal Rachel, Bizot Paula, Van Aartsen Amy, Rodriguez Allison, Zahner Susan
Office of Informatics and Information Technology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
J Environ Manage. 2025 Jan;373:123671. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123671. Epub 2024 Dec 22.
Threats to groundwater quality pose health risks to private well owners. Knowledge gaps are the main reason for low testing rates. Yet, few studies have examined the extent to which community-informed resource distribution increases knowledge and promotes private well testing.
Evaluate the effectiveness of resource dissemination in promoting increased knowledge and private well testing.
Community-informed resources were developed that included 6 domains: regulation, testing recommendations, local resources, rationale for testing, state and federal resources, and mitigation actions. They were disseminated to n = 1423 Survey of the Health of Wisconsin participants. Participants completed evaluations at the time of dissemination and one year later. Logistic regression models examined knowledge and behavior changes because of the resource sheet by demographics.
About 50% of respondents reported increased knowledge on most domains of the resource sheet; 80% reported increased knowledge on at least one domain. About 13% tested their well in the last year because of the resource sheet. Because of the resource sheet, seeking out information in the last year was 2.47 (95% CI: 1.04-5.87) times higher among those ≥65 years of age after adjustment, and private well testing was 5.46 (95% CI: 2.15-13.9) times higher among households with ≥$100,000 annual income.
Direct information distribution to private well owners can benefit many rural residents and promote well testing. Findings from this study highlight outreach disparities to private well owners. Future work should identify unique barriers and motivators to testing, and preferred communication media, among low-income and younger private well-owners.
对地下水质量的威胁给私人水井所有者带来健康风险。知识差距是检测率低的主要原因。然而，很少有研究考察社区提供信息的资源分配在多大程度上能增加知识并促进私人水井检测。
评估资源传播在促进知识增加和私人水井检测方面的有效性。
开发了包含六个领域的社区提供信息的资源：法规、检测建议、当地资源、检测理由、州和联邦资源以及缓解措施。这些资源被分发给n = 1423名威斯康星州健康调查参与者。参与者在分发时和一年后完成评估。逻辑回归模型按人口统计学特征研究了因资源表导致的知识和行为变化。
约50%的受访者表示在资源表的大多数领域知识有所增加；80%的受访者表示至少在一个领域知识有所增加。约13%的人因资源表在过去一年检测了自家水井。由于资源表，经调整后，65岁及以上人群在过去一年寻求信息的可能性是原来的2.47倍（95%置信区间：1.04 - 5.87），年收入≥10万美元家庭进行私人水井检测的可能性是原来的5.46倍（95%置信区间：2.
