Open Defaecation and Its Effects on the Bacteriological Quality of Drinking Water Sources in Isiolo County, Kenya

Open Defaecation and Its Effects on the Bacteriological Quality of Drinking Water Sources in Isiolo County, Kenya

Background information: The post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals for sanitation call for universal access to adequate and equitable sanitation and an end to open defaecation by 2030. In Isiolo County, a semi-arid region lying in the northern part of Kenya, poor sanitation and water shortage remai...

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Main Authors:	Joab Odhiambo Okullo, Wilkister Nyaora Moturi, George Morara Ogendi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2017-10-01
Series:	Environmental Health Insights
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1177/1178630217735539

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