Effects of High Temperature and Heavy Precipitation on Drinking Water Quality and Child Hand Contamination Levels in Rural Kenya
Julie E. Powers, Maryanne Mureithi, John Mboya, Jake Campolo, Jenna M. Swarthout, Joseph Pajka, Clair Null, Amy J. Pickering
Abstract
< 0.001, 95% CI: -0.52, -0.27). Our findings provide insight on how climate change could impact environmental transmission of bacterial pathogens in Kenya. We suggest water treatment is especially important after heavy precipitation (particularly when preceded by dry periods) and high temperatures.
Topics & Concepts
PrecipitationEnvironmental scienceContaminationWater qualityClimate changeWaterborne diseasesDiarrheaRural areaEnvironmental healthMedicineGeographyEcologyBiologyMeteorologyInternal medicinePathologyChild Nutrition and Water AccessClimate Change and Health ImpactsFecal contamination and water quality