| Autor: |
Aderajew Gebrewahd, Gebre Adhanom, Gebremedhin Gebremichail, Tsega Kahsay, Brhane Berhe, Zinabu Asfaw, Senait Tadesse, Haftay Gebremedhin, Hadush Negash, Brhane Tesfanchal, Hagos Haileselasie, Haftom Legese Weldetinsaa |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
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| Zdroj: |
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2055-0936 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s40794-020-00116-0 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Access to safe drinking water is one of the basic human rights and is critical to health. However, much of the world’s population lacks access to adequate and safe water. Approximately 884,000, 000 people in the world still do not get their drinking water from safe sources; Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for over one third of this number. It is estimated that 80% of all illnesses in the world are related to use of unsafe and contaminated water. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from August 1st 2017 to July 30th 2018 in three randomly selected woreda (districts) of Eastern Zone Tigrai. Water samples were examined for total coliforms and thermotelorant coliforms using the most probable number method. Standard biochemical testing was performed on samples that tested positive to identify the genus of bacteria. The contaminant risk of water sources were assessed using the sanitary inspection checklist of the World Health Organization. The results were interpreted using World Health Organization guidelines for drinking water quality. Data was collected using laboratory checklist and sanitary inspection check list. It was entered, cleared and analyzed using SPSS version 21.0 and a variable having a P |
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