Health questionnaires

Boelee, Eline; Laamrani, Hammou. 2009. Health questionnaires. In Andreini, Marc; Schuetz, Tonya; Harrington, Larry (Eds.). Small reservoirs toolkit, theme 3: ecosystems and health. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Brasilia, DF, Brasil: Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa Cerrados Center); Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe (UZ); Accra, Ghana: Ghana Water Research Institution (WRI); Delft, The Netherlands: Delft University of Technology (TUD); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI); Marseille, France: Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD); Bonn, Germany: Center for Development Research, University of Bonn; Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University. 10p.

This tool describes the use of school surveys, an important tool that supports both participatory and biomedical research. When epidemiological studies are carried out at the same time, a local quantitative relationship between measured and reported infection rates can be established and the questionnaire can be applied in a larger area to assess prevalence at the level of the reservoir cluster or river basin. Such questionnaires can be adapted for other diseases and to fit varying local circumstances.