In response to evidence suggesting that polluted drinking water is a risk factor for Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka, the government introduced reverse osmosis (RO) water as an alternative form of drinking water in the North Central Province (NCP) between 2010 and 2016. We examine whether CKDu prevalence and disease progression have been reduced as a result of the introduction of RO water and behavioral changes and how villagers perceive the changes.

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肾脏疾病、健康和饮用水的商品化：斯里兰卡中北部省引入反渗透水的人类学调查

有证据表明，受污染的饮用水是斯里兰卡病因不明的慢性肾病 (CKDu) 的危险因素，政府在中北部省 (NCP) 引入了反渗透 (RO) 水作为饮用水的替代形式) 2010 年至 2016 年之间。我们研究了由于引入反渗透水和行为改变以及村民如何看待这些变化，CKDu 的患病率和疾病进展是否有所降低。