Access to improved water and household water treatment practice in rural communities of Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Azage, Muluken; Motbainor, Achenef; Gedamu, Genet

doi:10.11604/pamj-oh.2021.6.4.28481

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“…Gender of heads of households: the findings reveals that 57.3% households were headed by women. These findings contradict those of previous studies that found the predominance of male gender respectively 59.8% and 79.9% [22,21]. A possible explanation may be related to different customs in certain regions.…”

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“…This result aligns with [9] that reported the similar trend. However, this result contrasts with previous studies which found 30 years and above as the most represented group [20,21]. A possible explanation could be that people above 30's are those who often leave for work during the day.…”

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“…This finding was unexpected and suggests that the water supply is more plentiful in more than half of households. These results are in line with those of previous studies which show that only 60% of people in sub-Saharan Africa have access to improved water sources [12] and 65.1% had improved water source [21].…”

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“…Water storage practice at the household level: what is surprising is that almost all households (98.2%) practice water storage. The findings of this survey align with a previous study that found almost similar trend shortage [25,21]. A possible explanation could be the prevention of water shortage in case of unnoticed interruption of water supply.…”

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Assessment of Knowledge about Hygiene during Covid-19 Pandemic in Catchment Area of Kaziba Health Centre

Frederic¹

2022

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Introduction: Hygiene is an essential element of public health that could reduce transmission of several diseases and their consequences. In Sub-Saharan Africa, water and sanitation-related diseases are highly prevalent, causing illness, disease and even death. The main objective of this study is to assess knowledge about hygiene in context of Covid-19 in catchment area of Kaziba health centre from January to October 2021. Materials and Method: our study was descriptive and prospective cross-sectional. A random sampling was carried out to collect data through survey questionnaire with 384 participants. Data was captured in Excel spreadsheet and imported into SPSS for analysis. Results: 93.2% of households had heard about hygiene. 43.8% of households did not know correct definition of hygiene. 98.4% of households had a toilet within the courtyard which ¾ were traditional. 53.1% of toilets had cleaning material. 72.1% of households washed their hands using soap (50.5%). 68.5% of households did not know the WHO’s handwashing technique. 57.3% of households had running water. 61.2% of water well or fountain were protected. 37% of households disposed their wastewater in the public places. More than ¾ of heads of households knew waterborne diseases. Negligence of environmental sanitation was 79.2%. 66.4% of households suffered from poor hygiene-related diseases such as Covid-19 (6.5%). Conclusion: poor of knowledge about hygiene in the population of this catchment area due to the existence of certain diseases related to poor hygiene observed in our results. There is need to increase awareness channels on hygienic practices and environmental sanitation. Keywords: Covid-19, Household, Hygiene, health, Kaziba.

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Assessment of Knowledge about Hygiene during Covid-19 Pandemic in Catchment Area of Kaziba Health Centre

Frederic¹

2022

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“…4 However, household water treatment is widespread throughout the world but in Ethiopia a maximum of 6% and below it of the households practiced HWT. 30 , 31 …”

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Household Water Treatment Practice and Associated Factors in Rural Households of Sodo Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Admasie

Abera

Feleke

2022

Environ�Health�Insights

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Introduction: In Ethiopia, access to safe drinking water is very low, and even safe water at the point of distribution is subjected to frequent and substantial contamination during collection, transport, and storage. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of household water treatment practices and associated factors in rural households of the Sodo Zuria district, southern Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 836 households using a multistage sampling technique. A structured and pre-tested questionnaire was used. Binary and multivariate logistic regression analysis was used. Results: The household water treatment practice was 44.1%. Households having a higher estimated monthly income, AOR = 1.5 (1.23, 3.47), older age greater than 45 years, AOR = 1.69 (1.08, 2.64), fetching water twice a day, AOR = 2.8 (1.21, 9.17), weekly washing of the water storage container, AOR = 0.3 (0.11, 0.83), and using the dipping technique to draw water from the collection jar, AOR = 1.67 (1.14, 2.42) were significant factors in the practice of household water treatment in the study. Conclusions: The household water treatment practice was low. Higher estimated monthly income, older household heads, fetching water twice per day, washing the water storage container weekly, and dipping techniques to draw water from water storage containers were significant factors of household water treatment practices. Thus, proper hygiene of water storage, and engaging the community in income-generating activities were recommended.

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Management of Water Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nyika

Dinka

2023

SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology

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Access to improved water and household water treatment practice in rural communities of Amhara Region, Ethiopia

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Assessment of Knowledge about Hygiene during Covid-19 Pandemic in Catchment Area of Kaziba Health Centre

Assessment of Knowledge about Hygiene during Covid-19 Pandemic in Catchment Area of Kaziba Health Centre

Household Water Treatment Practice and Associated Factors in Rural Households of Sodo Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Management of Water Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa

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