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Assessing impact and sustainability of health, water, and sanitation interventions in Bolivia six years post-project

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Date
2012
Author
Eder, Clara
Schooley, Janine
Fullerton, Judith
Murguia, Jose
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact and sustainability of health, water, and sanitation interventions in Bolivia six years post-project. METHODS: A mixed-method (qualitative-quantitative) study was conducted in 14 rural intervention and control communities in Bolivia in November 2008, six years after the completion of interventions designed to improve knowledge and practices related to maternal and child health and nutrition, community water systems, and household water and sanitation facilities. The degree to which participants had sustained the community and household practices promoted by the interventions was a particular focus. Community site visits were made to evaluate the status (functional condition) and sustainability (state of maintenance and repair) of community and household water and sanitation infrastructure. Key informant interviews and focus group discussions were conducted to assess knowledge and practices, and perceptions about the value of the interventions to the community. RESULTS: Six years post-project, participants remained committed to sustaining the practices promoted in the interventions. The average rating for the functional condition of community water systems was 42% higher than the average rating in control communities. In addition, more than two-thirds of households continued to practice selected maternal and child health behaviors promoted by the interventions (compared to less than half of the households in the control communities). Communities that received integrated investments (development and health) seemed to sustain the practices promoted in the interventions better than communities that received assistance in only one of the two sectors. CONCLUSIONS: Infrastructure for community water systems and household water and sanitation facilities was better built and maintained, and selected maternal and child health behaviors practiced more frequently, in intervention communities versus control communities.(AU)
 
OBJETIVO: Evaluar la repercusión y la sostenibilidad de las intervenciones relacionadas con la salud, el abastecimiento de agua y el saneamiento en Bolivia seis años después de la realización del proyecto. MÉTODOS: Se llevó a cabo un estudio de metodología mixta (cualitativa y cuantitativa) en 12 comunidades rurales donde se efectuó la intervención y 2 de control en Bolivia en noviembre del 2008, seis años después de la finalización de las intervenciones enfocadas a mejorar el conocimiento y las prácticas relacionadas con la salud y la nutrición maternoinfantil, los sistemas de abastecimiento de agua comunitarios y las instalaciones de abastecimiento de agua y saneamiento domiciliarias. Se estudió, en particular, el grado en el cual los participantes continuaban realizando las prácticas domiciliarias y comunitarias promovidas por las intervenciones. Se efectuaron visitas a sitios de la comunidad para evaluar el estado (condición funcional) y la sostenibilidad (estado de mantenimiento y reparación) de la infraestructura de abastecimiento de agua y saneamiento domiciliaria y comunitaria. Se llevaron a cabo entrevistas a informantes clave y análisis basados en grupos de discusión para evaluar el conocimiento, las prácticas y las percepciones acerca del valor de las intervenciones comunitarias. RESULTADOS: Seis años después del proyecto, los participantes continuaban llevando a cabo las prácticas promovidas en las intervenciones. La calificación promedio para la condición funcional de los sistemas de abastecimiento de agua comunitarios fue 42% más alta que la calificación promedio en las comunidades de control. Además, en más de dos terceras partes de los hogares se seguían poniendo en práctica ciertos hábitos relacionados con la salud maternoinfantil promovidos en las intervenciones (en comparación con menos de la mitad de los hogares en las comunidades de control). Las comunidades que recibieron inversiones integradas (desarrollo y salud) parecían conservar las prácticas promovidas en las intervenciones en mayor medida que las comunidades que recibieron ayuda solo en uno de los dos sectores. CONCLUSIONES: La infraestructura de los sistemas de abastecimiento de agua comunitarios y las instalaciones domiciliarias de abastecimiento de agua y saneamiento estaban mejor construidas y mantenidas, y ciertos hábitos de salud maternoinfantil se ponían en práctica con mayor frecuencia, en las comunidades de la intervención en comparación con las comunidades de control.(AU)
 
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Rev Panam Salud Publica;32(1),jul. 2012
Subject
Water Supply; Sanitation; House Sanitation; Community development; Health Education; Technical cooperation; Community networks; Infrastructure projects; Bolivia; Abastecimiento de Agua; Saneamiento; Saneamiento de la vivienda; Desarrollo de la Comunidad; Educación en Salud; Cooperación técnica; Redes comunitarias; Proyectos de Infraestructura; Bolivia; Promoção da Saúde; Saneamento; Mudança Social; Abastecimento de Água; Bolívia; Bem-Estar da Criança; Países em Desenvolvimento; Saúde da Família; Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde; Habitação; Higiene; Agências Internacionais; Cooperação Internacional; Bem-Estar Materno; Política Nutricional; Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde; Estudos Retrospectivos; Saúde da População Rural; Engenharia Sanitária; Estados Unidos; Abastecimento de Água
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http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892012000700007
https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/9294
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Eder, Clara,Schooley, Janine,Fullerton, Judith,Murguia, Jose (2012) Assessing impact and sustainability of health, water, and sanitation interventions in Bolivia six years post-project. Rev Panam Salud Publica;32(1) 43-48,july 2012. Retrieved from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892012000700007
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