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Water efficiency II: Rural areas and agriculture

Reed et al., Table 3: Cases of gastroenteritis in study villages, 2004

Period:
Tulesar Purohitan:
Tulesar Charnan:

treatment group
(150 persons)

control group
(140 persons)

treatment group
(146 persons)

control group
(150 persons)

January-March
15
83
8
49
April-June
15
98
8
64
July-September
63
161
33
54
October-December
64
163
7
34
TOTAL
157
505
56
201
Quarterly reported cases of gastroenteritis/diarrhoea in the study villages during 2004, for treatment (solar disinfection bottles with reflectors) and control groups (20 families in each group).

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