scholarly journals Evaluation of the CDC safe water-storage intervention to improve the microbiological quality of point-of-use drinking water in rural communities in South Africa

Water SA ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
N Potgieter ◽  
PJ Becker ◽  
MM Ehlers
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
Microbiological Quality ◽  
Safe Water ◽  
Point Of Use

Contamination of drinking water between source and point-of-use in rural households of South Africa and Zimbabwe: implications for monitoring the Millennium Development Goal for water

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen W. Gundry ◽  
James A. Wright ◽  
Ronan Conroy ◽  
Martella Du Preez ◽  
Bettina Genthe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Millennium Development Goal ◽  
Significant Deterioration ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Safe Water ◽  
Point Of Use ◽  
Quality Of Water

Aims: To assess contamination of drinking water in rural Zimbabwe and South Africa Methods: We conducted a cohort study of 254 children aged 12-24 months in rural South Africa and Zimbabwe. In dry and wet seasons, we measured water quality, using the indicator organism E. coli, at improved and unimproved sources, in household storage and drinking cups. We also recorded hygiene and socio-economic factors for each household. Results: For improved sources, samples with E. coli counts less than 10 cfu/100ml were as follows: at source: 165 (88%); in household storage 137 (59%); in drinking cups 91 (49%). The corresponding values for unimproved sources were: source 47 (29%); household storage 32 (19%); drinking cups 21 (18%). This significant deterioration in microbial quality of water from improved sources was seen in both countries and both survey rounds. Conclusion: Although improved sources generally delivered ‘safe’ water at the point-of-supply, 12% of source samples were contaminated and as such were ‘unsafe’. Furthermore, in household storage, more than 40% of samples were ‘unsafe’. For monitoring the Millennium Development Goal for water, UNICEF-WHO are assuming an equivalence between ‘improved’ sources and ‘safe’ water. Our findings suggest that this equivalence may be unsound.

scholarly journals Point-of-Use Water Treatment Methods and the Microbiological Quality of Drinking Water in a Peri-Urban Community of Bonendale, Douala IV, Cameroon

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngouakam H ◽  
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Fru Cho J ◽  
Tientche B ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Microbiological Quality ◽  
Coliform Bacteria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Coliform Count ◽  
Point Of Use ◽  
Dug Wells

Background: The study aimed at assessing the knowledge of Bonendale populations related to safe drinking water; determine the microbiological quality and the household treatment practices of drinking water at the point of use (PoU). Methods: The study was descriptive and cross-sectional, conducted between November 2017 and November 2018 in Bonendale, Douala IV. A systematic random sampling method was used to select 237 households. Results: The main source of drinking water in the study population was dug wells (64.9%). The major activity around the boreholes was agriculture 50% (6/12) while agriculture and livestock rearing were practiced around 34.3% (12/35) and 42.8% (15/35) of dug wells respectively. Nearly half 110 (46.4%) of respondents had a good knowledge of physical properties of drinking water. Fifty-nine water samples out of a total of 60 tested (98.3%) were contaminated by coliform bacteria. Analysis of water samples indicated that 47.6% (10/21) of dug wells, 37.0% (10/27) of Camwater, and 41.2% (5/12) of boreholes had a total coliform count varying between 101-1000 CFU/100mL. And only a single Camwater water sample 1 (137%) had a coliform count of 0 CFU/100mL. Conclusion: These findings indicated the poor microbiological quality of point water used by Bonendale populations representing an important potential health risk of water-borne diseases. The results also reveal that a very high proportion of households treat their PoU before drinking.

scholarly journals Microbial quality of drinking water from groundtanks and tankers at source and point-of-use in eThekwini Municipality, South Africa, and its relationship to health outcomes

Water SA ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 663 ◽  
Author(s):  
U Singh ◽  
R Lutchmanariyan ◽  
J Wright ◽  
S Knight ◽  
S Jackson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Microbial Quality ◽  
Point Of Use

scholarly journals Away-from-home drinking water consumption practices and the microbiological quality of water consumed in rural western Kenya

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 628-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Onyango-Ouma ◽  
Charles P. Gerba
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Microbiological Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Western Kenya ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Point Of Use ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Consumption Practices

A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to examine away-from-home drinking water consumption practices and the microbiological quality of water consumed in rural western Kenya. The study involved adults and schoolchildren. Data were collected using focus group discussions, questionnaire survey, observations, diaries and interviews. The findings suggest that away-from-home drinking water consumption is a common practice in the study area; however, the microbiological quality of the water consumed is poor. While some respondents perceive the water to be safe for drinking mainly because of the clear colour of the water, others are forced by circumstances to drink the water as it is owing to a lack of alternative safe sources. It is concluded that there is a need for new innovative approaches to address away-from-home drinking water consumption in resource-poor settings in order to complement and maximize the benefits of point-of-use water treatment at the household level.

scholarly journals Physico-chemical and microbiological quality of drinking water in rural communities in the Pozarevac

2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Miloš Rajković ◽  
Slađana Milojković ◽  
Teodora Marjanović ◽  
Mališa Antić ◽  
Miomir Nikšić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Microbiological Quality ◽  
Physico Chemical

Appraisal of Microbiological Quality of Food with Respect to Drinking Water in Punjab

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Pandove G Pandove G ◽  
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Sahota S Sahota S
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Microbiological Quality ◽  
Quality Of Food
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