TY - JOUR
T1 - Short report
T2 - Fecal indicator bacteria contamination of fomites and household demand for surface disinfection products: A case study from Peru
AU - Julian, Timothy R.
AU - MacDonald, Luke H.
AU - Guo, Yayi
AU - Marks, Sara J.
AU - Kosek, Margaret
AU - Yori, Pablo P.
AU - Pinedo, Silvia Rengifo
AU - Schwab, Kellogg J.
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - Surface-mediated disease transmission is understudied in developing countries, particularly in light of the evidence that surface concentrations of fecal bacteria typically exceed concentrations in developed countries by 10- to 100-fold. In this study, we examined fecal indicator bacterial contamination of dinner plates at 21 households in four periurban communities in the Peruvian Amazon. We also used surveys to estimate household use of and demand for surface disinfectants at 280 households. Despite detecting total coliform, enterococci, and Escherichia coli on 86%, 43%, and 24% of plates sampled, respectively, less than one-third of households were regularly using bleach to disinfect surfaces. Among non-users of bleach, only 3.2% of respondents reported a new demand for bleach, defined as a high likelihood of using bleach within the next year. This study highlights the potential for marketing approaches to increase use of and demand for surface disinfectants to improve domestic hygiene.
AB - Surface-mediated disease transmission is understudied in developing countries, particularly in light of the evidence that surface concentrations of fecal bacteria typically exceed concentrations in developed countries by 10- to 100-fold. In this study, we examined fecal indicator bacterial contamination of dinner plates at 21 households in four periurban communities in the Peruvian Amazon. We also used surveys to estimate household use of and demand for surface disinfectants at 280 households. Despite detecting total coliform, enterococci, and Escherichia coli on 86%, 43%, and 24% of plates sampled, respectively, less than one-third of households were regularly using bleach to disinfect surfaces. Among non-users of bleach, only 3.2% of respondents reported a new demand for bleach, defined as a high likelihood of using bleach within the next year. This study highlights the potential for marketing approaches to increase use of and demand for surface disinfectants to improve domestic hygiene.
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U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0425
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0425
M3 - Article
C2 - 24019431
AN - SCOPUS:84888606942
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 89
SP - 869
EP - 872
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 5
ER -