Responses of 6500 households to arsenic mitigation in Araihazar, Bangladesh.

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Journal Article

This study documents the response of 6500 rural households in a 25 km(2) area of Bangladesh to interventions intended to reduce their exposure to arsenic contained in well water. The interventions included public education, posting test results for arsenic on the wells, and installing 50 community wells. Sixty-five percent of respondents from the subset of 3410 unsafe wells changed their source of drinking water, often to new and untested wells. Only 15% of respondents from the subset of safe wells changed their source, indicating that health concerns motivated the changes. The geo-referenced data indicate that distance to the nearest safe well also influenced household responses.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Opar, A; Pfaff, A; Seddique, AA; Ahmed, KM; Graziano, JH; van Geen, A

Published Date

  • March 2007

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 13 / 1

Start / End Page

  • 164 - 172

PubMed ID

  • 16406833

Pubmed Central ID

  • 16406833

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1873-2054

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1353-8292

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.11.004

Language

  • eng