Access to Safe Drinking Water and Availability of Environmental Sanitation Facilities among Dukem Town Households in Ethiopia

Mohammed, AI; Zungu, L.I.; Hoque, Muhammad

doi:10.1080/09709274.2013.11906560

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“…Afullo et al [12] in their study found out that averagely 26.7% of the Kenyan households in ASALs spent under 30 minutes on a round walking trip to and from water sources. Another study by Mohammed et al [6] found that 41.2% of the respondents in Dukem town Ethiopia spent less than 30 minutes in one round walking trip to obtain drinking water for their households. Despite the efforts to increase water accessibility to the study population, some of the residents of Central and South Baringo are still spending a lot of time in search of this valuable resource.…”

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“…It is against this background that this study was conceived to assess the household water handling practices in relation to the prevalent water-related diseases in Central and South Baringo. This study focussed on the arid and semi -arid lands of Eldama Ravine, Mogotio and Marigat sub-counties. Literature shows that the areas are water scarce and the major water sources that augment the river water are the excavated water pans [6]. WHO, in 2008 categorised open water sources without protection as unimproved water sources.…”

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Household Water Handling Practices in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands in Kenya

Kurui¹,

Ogendi²,

Moturi³

et al. 2019

The Relevance of Hygiene to Health in Developing Countries

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Utilisation of water from unimproved water sources coupled with inadequate access to sanitation can adversely affect human health. This study undertaken from November 2014 to March, 2015 sought to assess the household water handling practices and relate them to the prevalent diseases in Baringo Central and South, Kenya. A Household sanitary survey was conducted and questionnaires were administered to 100 household heads within the study area. The data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicated that 72% of the households (n = 100) collected water for cooking and drinking from the water pans. Only 34% of the households treated water commonly using boiling (19%), filtration with cloth (2%), chlorine (11%) before using it for drinking. There was a positive correlation between methods used in accessing water from drinking water storage containers and water related diseases prevalent in the study area (p < 0.05). Household drinking water in the study area did not meet the WHO drinking water quality guidelines mainly due to poor handling practices at the household level. There is a need to promote water, sanitation and hygiene campaigns in the study area to prevent water related diseases at the household level.

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Household Water Handling Practices in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands in Kenya

Kurui¹,

Ogendi²,

Moturi³

et al. 2019

The Relevance of Hygiene to Health in Developing Countries

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“…As Bogale and Urgessa have acknowledged, in rural parts of Ethiopia many women and children still spend many hours a day collecting water, time that could be better spent in education or productive employment. 26 26 Bogale and Urgessa (2012) 27 Mohammed et al (2013) Recent research indicates that some initiatives designed to improve water security -such as micro-dams -may have had the effect of increasing disease prevalence in nearby villages. 28 The Ethiopian government is attempting to increase electricity generation in the country significantly, mainly through the construction of dams; yet whilst dams may have economic benefits they can also alter the composition and density of disease vectors and intermediate host species, increase the incidence of malaria schistosomiasis (and possibly lymphatic filariasis), and cause eutrophication of reservoirs, soil erosion and earthquakes.…”

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Environmental issues in Ethiopia and links to the Ethiopian economy

Daley¹

2016

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“…19,20 A study done in Dukem, Ethiopia showed that only 1.5% households (HHs) use unimproved water sources river). 21 A study done in Dejen district showed that 29%, 23% of the HHs used spring, tube well respectively. The majority (87.4%) of the HHs used water in the distance that takes 30 minutes and less.…”

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Estimating access to drinking water supply in Farta district rural community, Amhara Region, North Central Ethiopia, 2017: a community based cross-sectional study

Gualie

Enyew

2019

Int J Sci Rep

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Background: Water is an essential for lives and development. Ethiopia is endowed with enormous water resources potential but access to water is limited. An uneven spatial distribution of water sources and drinking water demand is big challenge. Therefore objectives of this study were to estimate access for water supply among household of Farta district, Ethiopia.Methods: A community based cross-sectional study design was employed in 758 households of Farta district. Interview and observational check lists were used to collect data. Systematic sampling technique was used to select households. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20 software. Results: The community has access to improved water supply which was estimated to be 57.1%. The rest 42.9% of the households used unimproved water sources from other unprotected sources like unprotected dug well and river. Nearly the third quartile (74.5%) of the households had access to water within a distance of 1.5 km or less from dwelling. Majority (86%) of households had no access to water within a time of 30 minutes or less. Nearly 92.3% of the households used less than 20 liters per capita per day.Conclusions: There was a significant gap in accessing water supply for the community within 1.5 km in the district. Nearly half of households used protected well water sources. The per capita water consumption of the households were extremely low. Hence local administrator should expand protected well in all members. The community participation should be encouraged to prepare and maintain the water sources.

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Access to Safe Drinking Water and Availability of Environmental Sanitation Facilities among Dukem Town Households in Ethiopia

Cited by 11 publications

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Household Water Handling Practices in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands in Kenya

Household Water Handling Practices in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands in Kenya

Environmental issues in Ethiopia and links to the Ethiopian economy

Estimating access to drinking water supply in Farta district rural community, Amhara Region, North Central Ethiopia, 2017: a community based cross-sectional study

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