Household Environmental Hazards and Behavioral Practices

This book is focused on environmental hazards and behavioral practices influencing children under five years old diarrhea incidences. Diarrhea is a humanitarian issue of concern that remains a major cause of death among children below five years of age in developing countries especially the Sub-Saharan countries in Africa. The environmental risk factors for diarrhea development vary by context hence have crucial implications in designing appropriate intervention strategies to reduce the disease burden, and thus disasters in development and relief periods. In Kenya, maternal Health Seeking Behavior is at requisite practices that could reduce the number of child deaths and complications due to diarrhea. Utilization of Oral Rehydration Solution. It outlines strategies put in place by national and international organizations that were brought on board and the failure of sustainability measures exposed. Efforts should be made by the governments and developmental organizations to ensure that the communities area adopt current best practices as pertains to sanitation and water storage and handling and Point of Use Treatment.