Adapting a safe water storage container to improve household stored water quality in rural Burkina Faso: a cluster randomized trial.

ABSTRACT: Safe water storage protects household drinking water from microbial contamination, maintaining water quality and preventing diarrhea and other water-borne diseases. However, achieving high adoption and sustained use of safe storage is challenging. Systematic adaptation can address these challenges by improving contextual fit while retaining core functionality to protect water quality. We applied Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles to systematically adapt a safe water storage container (SWSC) intervention for implementation in rural Burkina Faso. This study describes the adaptation process and the impacts of the SWSC on Escherichia coli contamination in household stored water in a cluster-randomized trial with 49 intervention villages (274 households) and 50 no-intervention control villa

SUBMITTER: Anderson DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12453111 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature