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Bibliography of Burman Earth Science
Dysentery- epidemiology; Dysentery- microbiology; Dysenterytransmission;
Educational Status; Female; Hand- microbiology;
Humans; Infant; Myanmar. Notes: Citation: Status: MEDLINE Owner:
NLM; Date of Entry: 19870206; Date Completed: 19870206; Date of
Update: 20041117. Abstract: Transmission due to contaminated hands
is one of the important routes by which diarrhoea pathogens spread.
The hands commonly become contaminated while cleaning the anus
after defaecation. This study deals with the commonly used methods
of anal cleansing in a low socioeconomic community in Rangoon,
Burma and with the degree of hand contamination that results
according to the method used. A cross-sectional survey was employed
for collection of behavioural and hand contamination data. The
incidence of acute diarrhoea and dysentery among under-fives in this
community was monitored for 1 month and was correlated with the
cleaning method used by their mothers. Water was the principal
method used for cleaning the anus in all age groups. No one used
toilet paper and only 4 to 9% used paper other than toilet paper. The
level of education seemed to be a factor in determining the use of
paper or water. The hands of mothers using water were more
contaminated than those using paper. However, thorough hand
washing with soap and water was found to be effective in
decontaminating the hands. Furthermore, there was a relation
between the incidence of diarrhoea and dysentery and the method of
cleaning. ISSN: 0022-5304 (Print).
AUNG, H. T. A. Y. 1970. “Severe Cyclonic Storm Responsible for Flash
Flood in Pakokku and Monywa Districts during the Month of October
1967.” In: Forecasting of Heavy Rains and Floods, Proc Joint Seminar
of Regional Associations 2 and 5 of World Meteorological Organization,
Nov 11-23, 1968, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia; Published By World
Meteorological Organization, Geneva. Volume P 213-220, Pages 5 FIG.
Descriptors: Floods; Rainfall-Runoff Relationships; Flash Floods;
Antecedent Precipitation; Rainfall Intensity; Storms; Cloudbursts;
Tropical Regions; Tropical Cyclones; ECAFE; Burma. Abstract: heavy
rains which occurred on october 23-24, 1967 caused a flash flood in
the pakokku and monywa districts of central burma. The flash flood
and the severe cyclonic storm responsible for the heavy rain are
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