Increasing Safe Water Consumption in Bangladesh and Ethiopia
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Photo 1: Promoter installing a prompt on an arsenic-contaminated tubewell. To mitigate water-borne diseases, safe water options for households and communities are currently being implemented in developing countries. However, most research is conducted on technical performance of mitigation options and little attention is paid to continuous use of safe drinking water by the risk-prone populations. To successfully promote safe drinking water options, it is important to investigate psychological determinants influencing their use.
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