Assessment of the quality of household drinking water in Mbeere south sub-county, Embu county

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dc.contributor.authorNjiru, Daisy Mutitu
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-03T08:08:41Z
dc.date.available2014-10-03T08:08:41Z
dc.date.issued2014-10-03
dc.descriptionSchool of Public Healthen_US
dc.description.abstractGood quality household drinking water is an important determinant of public health in rural communities especially in Africa. The rationale behind protecting drinking water sources is therefore the provision of good quality household drinking water. Nevertheless, recent studies have shown that improved public water supply does not necessarily improve water quality at the point of use. Drinking water quality quickly deteriorates after collection and during storage in the home; and therefore imperative for emphasis on home based water treatment and safe storage. The use of household water treatment and safe storage technologies has received wide recognition in the reduction of diarrheal diseases. This study seeks to evaluate the quality of household drinking water in Mbeere South Sub County, Embu County. To achieve this broader objective, the study will investigate the bacteriological quality of drinking water at the source and at the point of use. The study will also establish water handling and hygiene practices in households as well as household water treatment methods. The study will be a cross sectional descriptive study survey on 192 households drawn from Mwea and Makima divisions as well as microbial water analysis. Two-cluster sampling design will be used. Administrative sub locations will form the clusters. Households will be selected by equal probability systematic sampling from clusters sampled by probability proportional to size procedure. Data will be collected using interviewer administered questionnaires and observational checklists. 112 drinking water samples will be analyzed for total coliforms and Escherichia coli using multiple tube fermentation. Statistically analyses will be conducted by SPSS version 20.Descriptive statistics will be used; cross tabulations, ttest and multivariate logistic regression will be used. The results will be displayed graphically and in tabular form. The findings will provide useful intervention measures to ensure quality of household drinking water in Mbeere South Sub-County. The findings will also contribute to the general body of knowledge in the field of public health. The study will also be informative for future researches on drinking water quality in the area and elsewhereen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/11345
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.titleAssessment of the quality of household drinking water in Mbeere south sub-county, Embu countyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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