Is drinking water in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, safe for infant formula?
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OBJECTIVE To survey knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding water use and infant feeding in the Koumassi District of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, and to evaluate the microbiologic quality of source and stored drinking water. DESIGN Random-cluster household survey. METHODS We randomly selected 20 clusters, each comprising six households with at least 1 child aged < or =3 years. In each household, we administered a questionnaire and collected source and stored drinking water samples and tested these for chlorine levels and for total coliform and fecal bacteria count ( Escherichia coli ). RESULTS Municipal water was used for drinking in 112 (93%) of 120 households, and in 99 (83%), it was stored for later use. By 1 month of age, 97 (90%) of 108 infants given drinking water were given stored water for drinking. In 8 (66%) of 12 households where children were receiving artificial feeding, formula was prepared from municipal water without additional treatment. Stored water had lower levels of free chlorine than source water (median of 0.05 versus 0.2 mg/dl; p <.001), and E. coli was detected in 36 (41%) of 87 stored water samples and 1 (1%) of 108 source water samples ( p <.001). CONCLUSIONS In the Koumassi District of Abidjan, where municipal water is widely available and of good quality, drinking water is stored in most households, is often contaminated with E. coli, and is given to children at a young age. If replacement feeding is to be more widely used to prevent postnatal transmission of HIV-1, communities using stored water need interventions to make stored water safer.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
دوره 28 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001