Bacteriological quality of drinking water from source and point of use and associated factors among households in Eastern Ethiopia.

Bacteriological quality of drinking water from source and point of use and associated factors among households in Eastern Ethiopia.

<h4>Background</h4>Biological deterioration of drinking water is the major cause of waterborne disease globally. However, there is a paucity of information on identifying the point where deterioration of the bacteriological quality of drinking water occurs (source or point of use) and as...

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Autores principales: Yohanis Alemeshet Asefa, Bezatu Mengistie Alemu, Negga Baraki, Dinku Mekbib, Dechasa Adare Mengistu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f7966cc9a1a34065831ad7d9acc3dd352021-12-02T20:16:52ZBacteriological quality of drinking water from source and point of use and associated factors among households in Eastern Ethiopia.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0258806https://doaj.org/article/f7966cc9a1a34065831ad7d9acc3dd352021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258806https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Biological deterioration of drinking water is the major cause of waterborne disease globally. However, there is a paucity of information on identifying the point where deterioration of the bacteriological quality of drinking water occurs (source or point of use) and associated factors among households in developing countries, especially in Ethiopia.<h4>Method</h4>A community based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 425 households in Eastern Ethiopia. Households with at least one child under-five years of age were included in the study. A total of 448 Water samples (425 from households and 23 from water sources) were collected and analyzed by the membrane filtration method to identify Thermotolerant coliform. Binary logistic regression was performed to assess the association between each independent and dependent variable. Adjusted Odd Ratios along with 95% Confidence intervals were estimated to identify factors associated with the outcome variable.<h4>Result</h4>This study revealed that 21.7%; 95% CI (4.5%, 39.1%) of water sources and 83.3%; 95% CI (79.8%, 87.1%) of households' drinking water were contaminated by thermotolerant coliform. Drinking water samples from households with poor wealth index [AOR = 9.63; 95%CI (2.92, 31.69)], households with unimproved sanitation facility [AOR = 2.81; 95%CI (1.31, 6.01)], households which shares their house with animal [AOR = 3.73; 95%CI (1.66, 8.37)], households that didn't practice household water treatment [AOR = 3.42; 95%CI (1.60, 7.31)] and not washing hands before water collection [AOR = 7.04; 95%CI (2.22, 22.30)] were significantly associated with deterioration of bacteriological quality of household drinking water.<h4>Conclusion</h4>This study indicates that the bacteriological quality of drinking water deteriorates from source to point of use. Thus, health education programs on water, sanitation, hygienic practice must be enhanced to improve the quality of drinking water.Yohanis Alemeshet AsefaBezatu Mengistie AlemuNegga BarakiDinku MekbibDechasa Adare MengistuPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 10, p e0258806 (2021)
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Yohanis Alemeshet Asefa
Bezatu Mengistie Alemu
Negga Baraki
Dinku Mekbib
Dechasa Adare Mengistu
Bacteriological quality of drinking water from source and point of use and associated factors among households in Eastern Ethiopia.
description <h4>Background</h4>Biological deterioration of drinking water is the major cause of waterborne disease globally. However, there is a paucity of information on identifying the point where deterioration of the bacteriological quality of drinking water occurs (source or point of use) and associated factors among households in developing countries, especially in Ethiopia.<h4>Method</h4>A community based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 425 households in Eastern Ethiopia. Households with at least one child under-five years of age were included in the study. A total of 448 Water samples (425 from households and 23 from water sources) were collected and analyzed by the membrane filtration method to identify Thermotolerant coliform. Binary logistic regression was performed to assess the association between each independent and dependent variable. Adjusted Odd Ratios along with 95% Confidence intervals were estimated to identify factors associated with the outcome variable.<h4>Result</h4>This study revealed that 21.7%; 95% CI (4.5%, 39.1%) of water sources and 83.3%; 95% CI (79.8%, 87.1%) of households' drinking water were contaminated by thermotolerant coliform. Drinking water samples from households with poor wealth index [AOR = 9.63; 95%CI (2.92, 31.69)], households with unimproved sanitation facility [AOR = 2.81; 95%CI (1.31, 6.01)], households which shares their house with animal [AOR = 3.73; 95%CI (1.66, 8.37)], households that didn't practice household water treatment [AOR = 3.42; 95%CI (1.60, 7.31)] and not washing hands before water collection [AOR = 7.04; 95%CI (2.22, 22.30)] were significantly associated with deterioration of bacteriological quality of household drinking water.<h4>Conclusion</h4>This study indicates that the bacteriological quality of drinking water deteriorates from source to point of use. Thus, health education programs on water, sanitation, hygienic practice must be enhanced to improve the quality of drinking water.
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author Yohanis Alemeshet Asefa
Bezatu Mengistie Alemu
Negga Baraki
Dinku Mekbib
Dechasa Adare Mengistu
author_facet Yohanis Alemeshet Asefa
Bezatu Mengistie Alemu
Negga Baraki
Dinku Mekbib
Dechasa Adare Mengistu
author_sort Yohanis Alemeshet Asefa
title Bacteriological quality of drinking water from source and point of use and associated factors among households in Eastern Ethiopia.
title_short Bacteriological quality of drinking water from source and point of use and associated factors among households in Eastern Ethiopia.
title_full Bacteriological quality of drinking water from source and point of use and associated factors among households in Eastern Ethiopia.
title_fullStr Bacteriological quality of drinking water from source and point of use and associated factors among households in Eastern Ethiopia.
title_full_unstemmed Bacteriological quality of drinking water from source and point of use and associated factors among households in Eastern Ethiopia.
title_sort bacteriological quality of drinking water from source and point of use and associated factors among households in eastern ethiopia.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/f7966cc9a1a34065831ad7d9acc3dd35
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