What is it about?
This study identifies key drivers of stored water quality in rural areas under multiple-use water system settings. the findings show that stored water quality is associated with a water source, water collection time and types of containers, household demographic structures, and sanitary characteristics. we use the number of Escherichia coli (E. coli) colony-forming units as an indicator of recent fecal contamination of the water.
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Why is it important?
This study provides evidence that beyond point-of-source (POS) water quality, point-of-use (POU) water contamination is a critical issue and could pose significant health problems in the study areas. Drinking water quality should be promoted at both the POS and POU to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 6) of ensuring access to safe drinking water for everyone.
Perspectives
The context of this study is based on multiple-use water systems settings where communities use a given water source for more than one economic activity such as drinking and/or washing, and for irrigation activities. Such a non-exclusive water supply system creates competition for water between domestic and productive uses. I hope this article help policymakers to design effective intervention to improve access to safe drinking water in such a setting.
Dr. Muhammed Usman
Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn University
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This page is a summary of: Drivers of microbiological quality of household drinking water – a case study in rural Ethiopia, Journal of Water and Health, December 2017, IWA Publishing,
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2017.069.
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