BACKGROUND: Drinking water is a vital aspect in human life. The quality of drinking water should be monitored to ensure public from any health effects caused by contaminated water. Escherichia coli (E. coli) is one of the indicators of fecal contamination should not be present in drinking water (0 cfu/100 ml). However, poor hygiene and sanitation contributes to E. coli contamination in drinking water, particularly in developing countries. AIM: We investigated the household hygiene and sanitation factors and the relationship with E. coli detection in the household drinking water. METHODS: A cross-sectional study design was conducted to collect the data from three districts in the Depok city, that is, Sawangan, Bojongsari, and Cipayung. A total of 300 houses and the corresponding drinking water samples were collected during August–September 2019. E. coli was determined as microbiological indicator using total plate count method. RESULTS: The results showed that E. coli was detected in 174 (58%) of household water samples. The water container condition (OR = 2,60; CI 95%: 1.18–5.71) and the hand washing practice with soap (OR = 1,65; CI 95%: 1.04–2.62) were significantly correlated with the presence of E. coli in the water samples. CONCLUSIONS: The condition of the water container was the most dominant factors which contributed to E. coli content in the household drinking water.
Latar Belakang: Air minum dapat secara langsung mempengaruhi kesehatan manusia, sehingga harus terjamin kualitasnya. Di Indonesia, air minum harus memenuhi syarat yang telah ditetapkan pada Permenkes No. 492/2010 Tentang Persyaratan Kualitas Air Minum. Pada peraturan tersebut disebutkan bahwa tidak boleh ditemukan total coliform dalam air minum karena keberadaannya menandakan telah terjadi kontaminasi, sehingga tidak aman untuk diminum. Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui hubungan sumber air minum dengan kandungan total coliform dalam air minum rumah tangga. Metode: Desain penelitian ini adalah cross sectional yang dilakukan di Kecamatan Bojongsari pada bulan Agustus 2019. Jumlah sampel pada penelitian ini adalah 110 rumah tangga. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah wawancara menggunakan kuesioner dan uji laboratorium sampel air minum dengan teknik Total Plate Count (TPC). Hasil: Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa 92,7% dari seluruh sampel air minum rumah tangga yang diuji positif mengandung total coliform dengan kisaran 1-300 CFU/100 mL. Hasil uji statistik menunjukkan tidak terdapat perbedaan proporsi kandungan total coliform pada sumber air minum yang berasal dari air sumur dan air isi ulang/kemasan (p = 0,720) dengan nilai OR = 1,541 [CI 95%: 0,350-6,790]. Kesimpulan: Hampir seluruh air minum rumah tangga yang menjadi sampel tidak memenuhi syarat mikrobiologis dan tidak dapat dinyatakan air minum yang berasal dari sumur atau air minum yang berasal dari DAMIU/kemasan lebih baik kualitasnya
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