This study investigated the behaviors associated with solar water disinfection (SODIS) adoption among households assigned to receive SODIS promotion during a cluster-randomized trial in rural Bolivia. Most of the observed household characteristics showed limited potential to predict compliance with a comprehensive, year-long SODIS-promotion campaign; this finding reflects the complexity of behavior change in the context of household water treatment. However, findings also suggest that the motivation to adopt new water treatment habits and to acquire new knowledge about drinking water treatment is associated with prior engagements in sanitary hygiene and with the experience of contemporary family health concerns.
CHRISTEN, A. PACHECO, G.D. HATTENDORF, J. ARNOLD, B.F. CEVALLOS, M. INDERGAND, S. COLFORD, J.M. MAEUSEYAHL, D. (2010): Factors Associated with Compliance Among Users of Solar Water Disinfection in Rural Bolivia. London: BioMed Central URL [Accessed: 29.02.2012]