Behavioral determinants of arsenic-safe water use among Great Plains Indian Nation private well users: results from the Community-Led Strong Heart Water Study Arsenic Mitigation Program.
Environ Health
; 22(1): 42, 2023 05 15.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The objective of this study was to evaluate the behavioral determinants associated with exclusive use of arsenic-safe water in the community-led Strong Heart Water Study (SHWS) arsenic mitigation program.METHODS:
The SHWS is a randomized controlled trial of a community-led arsenic mitigation program designed to reduce arsenic exposure among private well users in American Indian Great Plains communities. All households received point-of-use (POU) arsenic filters installed at baseline and were followed for 2 years. Behavioral determinants selected were those targeted during the development of the SHWS program, and were assessed at baseline and follow-up.RESULTS:
Among participants, exclusive use of arsenic-safe water for drinking and cooking at follow-up was associated with higher self-efficacy for accessing local resources to learn about arsenic (OR 5.19, 95% CI 1.48-18.21) and higher self-efficacy to resolve challenges related to arsenic in water using local resources (OR 3.11, 95% CI 1.11-8.71). Higher commitment to use the POU arsenic filter faucet at baseline was also a significant predictor of exclusive arsenic-safe water use for drinking (OR 32.57, 95% CI 1.42-746.70) and cooking (OR 15.90, 95% CI 1.33-189.52) at follow-up. From baseline to follow-up, the SHWS program significantly increased perceived vulnerability to arsenic exposure, self-efficacy, descriptive norms, and injunctive norms. Changing one's arsenic filter cartridge after installation was associated with higher self-efficacy to obtain arsenic-safe water for drinking (OR 6.22, 95% CI 1.33-29.07) and cooking (OR 10.65, 95% CI 2.48-45.68) and higher perceived vulnerability of personal health effects (OR 7.79, 95% CI 1.17-51.98) from drinking arsenic-unsafe water.CONCLUSIONS:
The community-led SHWS program conducted a theory-driven approach for intervention development and evaluation that allowed for behavioral determinants to be identified that were associated with the use of arsenic safe water and changing one's arsenic filter cartridge. These results demonstrate that theory-driven, context-specific formative research can influence behavior change interventions to reduce water arsenic exposure. The SHWS can serve as a model for the design of theory-driven intervention approaches that engage communities to reduce arsenic exposure. TRIAL REGISTRATION The SHWS is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier NCT03725592).Palavras-chave
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Arsênio
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Poluentes Químicos da Água
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Água Potável
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article