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What We Know About the Safe Water System The SWS improves microbiologic drinking water quality. Click below for the full text from studies that demonstrate improvement in drinking water quality in households using the SWS. A Low-Cost Intervention for Cleaner Drinking Water in Karachi, Pakistan. Keeping clean water clean in a Malawi refugee camp: a randomized intervention trial. Impact of the Safe Water System on Water Quality in Cyclone-Affected Communities in Madagascar. Click below for a table containing data on the inactivation of several bacteria, viruses, and protozoa by chlorine. Effect of Chlorination on Inactivating Selected Microorganisms
2. The SWS prevents diarrhea. Click below for the full text from studies that demonstrate reduction in diarrhea rates among persons using the SWS. Water distribution system and diarrheal disease transmission: a case study in Uzbekistan. A new strategy for waterborne disease transmission. (Abstract only) Keeping clean water clean in a Malawi refugee camp: a randomized intervention trial. 3. The SWS improves the quality of beverages sold by street vendors. Click for the full text from a study conducted in Guatemala that showed an improvement in quality of beverages sold by street vendors who used the SWS.
4. The SWS improves the quality of bulk oral rehydration solution (ORS). Click for the full text from a study that demonstrated that oral rehydration solution could be made safer by using the SWS. First do no harm: making oral rehydration solution (ORS) safer in a cholera epidemic.
5. The SWS can be effectively marketed. Click below for sales data from SWS projects in Madagascar and Zambia.
6. Short and medium-term use of the SWS can be enhanced by motivational interviewing. Click for the full text from a study that demonstrated the positive impact of motivational interviewing on use of the SWS. Motivational interviewing enhances the adoption of water disinfection practices in Zambia. Adoption of Safe Water Behaviors in Zambia: Comparing Educational and Motivational Approaches. 7. Water stored in clay pots can be effectively treated with sodium hypochlorite solution. Click for the full text from a study that demonstrated that turbid, contaminated source water stored in clay pots can be adequately disinfected using chlorine in laboratory and household settings. Seeking Safe Storage: A Comparison of Drinking Water Quality in Clay and Plastic Vessels. If you have experience with any of these or related issues, we would like to hear about it. Please email us at safewater@cdc.gov. |  |
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