Bacteriological and Physicochemical Quality Study of Domestic Water Supplies in Dandi High Lands as Indicator of Water Quality, Sanitation and Public Health in Ginchi Town

Abstract

Access to clean water is the most vital thing in nature and vital for life's activities. But, unequal distribution of it has asignificant effect on the health of an individual. The main objective of this study was to assess the Bacteriological and Physicochemical Quality Study of Domestic Water Supplies in Dandi High Lands as indicators of water quality, sanitation, and public health in Ginchi Town.The data was gathered both experimentally and through questionnaires from 128 households. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and correlation. Water, sanitation, and hygiene (main water sources) were 60 (46.9%). The practice of washing facilities with soap and water was not present in 77 (60.2%). Health education about sanitation and hygiene was not given to 110 (85.9%). 82 (64.1%) were disposed of or emptied into the uncovered pit. The rainy season pH is significantly correlated with the rainy temperature, rainy EC, rainy DO, rainy E. coli, rainy Enterococci, temperature dry, EC dry, DO dry, Ecoli dry, and sulfate with r =.7,.74,.74,.73,.78,.73,.71,.84, and.84, respectively, at p 0.05. There were also relationships between EC and rainy season E. coli levels and Enterococcus with r =.743 and p =.05. Likewise, turbidity was oppositely correlated with the PH and dry EC by r = -.67 and -.66, respectively, at p =.05. The pH, EC, and dry DO physicochemical parameters were found to be positively correlated with the sulfate physicochemical parameters by r =.84,.76,.75, and.78, respectively, at p = 0.01 and p =.05. Only 9 positive samples of E. coli detected in household dry tap water were classified as category B, while, 23 positive samples of E. coli were detected in category A. Similarly, only 8 positive samples of E. coli were detected in household wet tap water and were classified as category B out of 32 wet HHT samples examined, while 24 positive samples of E. coli were detected in category B.Out of 32 dry HHC samples, only 11 positive samples of E. coli were detected in household dry container water and were classified as category C, whereas 21 positive samples of E. coli were detected in category A. But only nine positive samples of E. coli were detected in household wet container water and were classified as category B, whereas 23 positive samples of E. coli were detected in category A. The R-value of the predictors significantly predicts the E. coli load at p = 0.038. Access to clean water for developing countries is still the most critical thing that needs to be focused on by responsible stakeholders.