scholarly journals Drinking water is a significant predictor ofBlastocystisinfection among rural Malaysian primary schoolchildren

Parasitology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 139 (8) ◽  
pp. 1014-1020 ◽  
Author(s):  
AWATIF M. ABDULSALAM ◽  
INIT ITHOI ◽  
HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI ◽  
ABDULHAMID AHMED ◽  
JOHARI SURIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Smear Microscopy ◽  
Disadvantaged Population ◽  
Worldwide Distribution ◽  
Asymptomatic Children ◽  
Primary Schoolchildren

SUMMARYBlastocystisinfection has a worldwide distribution especially among the disadvantaged population and immunocompromised subjects. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and the association ofBlastocystisinfection with the socio-economic characteristics among 300 primary schoolchildren, living in rural communities in Lipis and Raub districts of Pahang state, Malaysia. Stool samples were collected and examined for the presence ofBlastocystisusing direct smear microscopy afterin vitrocultivation in Jones' medium. The overall prevalence ofBlastocystisinfection was found to be as high as 25·7%. The prevalence was significantly higher among children with gastrointestinal symptoms as compared to asymptomatic children (x2=4·246;P=0·039). Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that absence of a piped water supply (OR=3·13; 95% CI=1·78, 5·46;P<0·001) and low levels of mothers’ education (OR=3·41; 95% CI=1·62, 7·18;P<0·01) were the significant predictors ofBlastocystisinfection. In conclusion,Blastocystisis prevalent among rural children and the important factors that determine the infection were the sources of drinking water and mothers' educational level. Interventions with provision of clean water supply and health education especially to mothers are required.

Waterborne norovirus outbreak in a municipal drinking-water supply in Sweden

2011 ◽  
Vol 139 (12) ◽  
pp. 1928-1935 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. RIERA-MONTES ◽  
K. BRUS SJÖLANDER ◽  
G. ALLESTAM ◽  
E. HALLIN ◽  
K.-O. HEDLUND ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Drinking Water Supply ◽  
Water Network ◽  
Public Network ◽  
The Public ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Stool Samples

SUMMARYDuring Easter 2009, almost 200 people resident in a small Swedish village fell ill with gastrointestinal symptoms. We conducted a retrospective cohort study and a molecular investigation in order to identify the source of the outbreak. Residents living in households connected to the public water network were at an increased risk of developing disease (relative risk 4·80, 95% confidence interval 1·68–13·73) compared to those with no connection to the public network. Norovirus genotype GI.3 was identified in stool samples from six patients and in a sample from the public water network. Contamination of one of the wells supplying the public water network was thought to be the source of the outbreak. This is a description of a norovirus outbreak linked to a municipal drinking-water supply in Sweden. Information from epidemiological and molecular investigations is of utmost importance to guide outbreak control measures and to prevent future outbreaks.

scholarly journals Application of the Kilimanjaro Concept in Reversing Seawater Intrusion and Securing Water Supply in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2085
Author(s):  
Zuleikha Pembe-Ali ◽  
Tulinave Burton Mwamila ◽  
Mesia Lufingo ◽  
Willis Gwenzi ◽  
Janeth Marwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Seawater Intrusion ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Drinking Water Supply ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Small Islands ◽  
Safe Drinking Water ◽  
Salinity Levels

There is escalating salinity levels on small islands due to uncontrolled groundwater extraction. Conventionally, this challenge is addressed by adopting optimal groundwater pumping strategies. Currently, on Unguja Island (Zanzibar), urban freshwater is supplied by desalination, which is expensive and energy-intensive. Hence, desalinization cannot be afforded by rural communities. This study demonstrates that the innovative Kilimanjaro Concept (KC), based on rainwater harvesting (RWH) can remediate seawater intrusion in Unguja, while enabling a universal safe drinking water supply. The reasoning is rooted in the water balance of the whole island. It is shown that if rainwater is systematically harvested, quantitatively stored, and partly infiltrated, seawater intrusion will be reversed, and a universal safe drinking water supply will be secured. Water treatment with affordable technologies (e.g., filtration and adsorption) is suggested. The universality of KC and its suitability for small islands is demonstrated. Future research should focus on pilot testing of this concept on Unguja Island and other island nations.

Assessment of rainwater harvesting for drinking water supply in Bangladesh

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Karim
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Drinking Water Standard ◽  
Harvesting Systems ◽  
Cooking Water ◽  
Who Guideline

Rainwater harvesting is a potential option of water supply to the coastal and arsenic affected rural communities in Bangladesh and during the last few years, several projects were undertaken to promote and install various types of rainwater harvesting systems by government organizations and NGOs mainly for drinking and cooking water supply. A study was undertaken to assess the currently practiced rainwater harvesting systems located in the south west coastal and arsenic affected areas in the country. A total of 1,000 rainwater-harvesting systems were investigated using structured questionnaires; among them 14.8% were community based and 85.2% were household rainwater harvesting systems. The results of this assessment are presented in this paper. Availability of the harvested rainwater, operation, storage and maintenance of community based rainwater harvesting and ensuring water quality to meet the drinking water standard are the important issues that must be addressed properly. A protocol for the operation and maintenance according to WHO guideline can be adopted for the safe and sustainable rainwater harvesting in the country.

scholarly journals Do rope and washer pumps provide safe water and satisfied users? A case study piloting new rural water supply technology in Rumphi District, Malawi

Water SA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (3 July) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob C Mkandawire ◽  
Mavuto Tembo ◽  
Muthi Nhlema ◽  
Joel Luhanga ◽  
Rochelle H Holm
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Rural Water Supply ◽  
Safe Water ◽  
Rural Water ◽  
Sub Saharan

Innovation is needed to develop rural water supply to support sub-Saharan Africa communities that are hard to reach. The purpose of this study was to critically review rope and washer pumps that have been installed on manually drilled boreholes in 48 communities as part of a pilot project in Rumphi District, Malawi, and which serve as a sustainable source of drinking water from both technical (water quality and functionality) and social (user satisfaction) perspectives. At each water source, an infrastructure checklist was used (n = 48); 10 users were interviewed (n = 472); and, if the pump had water, water quality samples were collected (n = 24). The results show that use of a professional driller does not guarantee a functioning rope and washer pump that produces safe water. Where the pumps were functional, most provided safe drinking water. However, only 8% (4/48) of pumps had good water quality, a flow rate of >20 L/min and a full consensus of positive satisfaction among users. Pumps are not necessarily working better or worse in more remote areas. A process of introducing and creating evaluative guidelines for new (approved) technologies for rural water supply has not been established in Malawi. Sub-Saharan African governments need to be open to innovative solutions while making sure that standards, including those for functionality, water quality, user satisfaction, private operators, and human capacity for local government regulators, are being followed to ensure safe water for rural communities.

scholarly journals STRATEGI PENGAWASAN PENYEDIAAN AIR MINUM DALAM RANGKA EFEKTIVITAS PEMANFAATAN SUMBER DAYA ALAM

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-72
Author(s):  
Lina Lina
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Water Discharge ◽  
Shared Responsibility ◽  
Drinking Water Supply ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Supply Systems

The water sector is a public service which has close links with poverty reduction. Inadequate infrastructure and facilities for drinking water and sanitation, especially in rural and suburban areas (peri-urban) adversely affect the health and environmental conditions that have a continuing impact on the level of the family economy. Provision of drinking water infrastructure and improved sanitation will have an impact on improving the quality of the environment and public health, and time can be saved from efforts to obtain drinking water and good sanitation. The third impact will further impact the community in the form of increased productivity. Theaim of this study include(1.) To determine the effectiveness of the management of drinking water supply systems in rural communities basedPamsimas receiver in the district. (2.) To find out the various components that can affect the effectiveness of water supply systems in rural communities based mimum Pamsimas receiver in the district. The method used in this is for descriptive theoretical research.conclusionIf the drinking water supply control strategies implemented in accordancewith                thefunctionmanajememenuseofnatural resourceswill be effective in order to meet the water needs of the community . From the results of this study should be carried out supervisory functions of planning to terbangunya means awall should start from the village level to the district level (government departments associated with drinking water peyediaan). Water Agency business does not just manage the financial system alone , fermented well functioning and sustainability of facilities ( From spring to prime the public water distribution ) . Management of the environment is also a shared responsibility of theuser and BPSPM Preferably in the springs need for regular supervision so awake kelestarianya sehinngga water discharge can be maintained.

Sanitation Program Development for Rural Thailand in Relation to the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade

1986 ◽  
Vol 18 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 51-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Muttamara ◽  
H. P Ricarte
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Drinking Water Supply ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Thai Government ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Water Supply And Sanitation

The sanitation level in the villages of Thailand is still generally low despite the past efforts of the Sanitation Division of the Department of Health. Consequently, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) is embarking on a national sanitation program with a view to minimizing the occurrence of excreta-related diseases in the rural communities, which will be implemented together with the rural water supply program, so as to produce the optimum effects on health. This dual program, otherwise known as the “Thailand Decade Plan,” will be initiated in 1985 and will continue until the end of 1991. The realization of this plan will serve as Thailand's commitment to the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (IDWSSD). With only 2.8 million pour-flush (PF) latrines installed up to the end of 1983, accounting for 44.3% of the total number of households, the plan calls for the provision of an additional 2.5 million PF latrines in order to achieve the target, which is to provide 75% of households with PF latrines by the end of 1991. Considering the attitudes and economic status of the Thai rural people, the proposed strategies for the implementation of the sanitation program will be the provision of material subsidies and/or “revolving funds,” with strong support from such activities as health education, especially for women and children, and the necessary training of personnel. Implementation of the plan will require an investment of approximately Baht 1,792.6 million (roughly U.S.$ 66.4 million).

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