Water Supply Sanitization And Prevalence Of Waterborne Diseases In Ude Rural Town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Abstract

Lack of sustainability of water supply and sanitation services are always considered as major issues in developing countries that account for high prevalence of waterborne diseases. Contaminated water consumption and poor environmental hygienic practices are the leading causes of death in developing countries, including Ethiopia which might be the influential factors associated with prevalence of waterborne diseases. This study aims to assess the association between water and sanitation with prevalence of waterborne diseases in the study area. The data was collected by self prepared questionnaire of trained data collector, interview and personal observation. Data were presented by using table, frequency with percentage and Figures and analyzed with SPSS version 20. The result indicated that 88.4% of residents obtain water from well. Most of (77.9%) use this water for drinking without any treatment. The people in the study area had no habit of covering the well and throw their wastes everywhere. The most prevalent waterborne diseases were typhoid fever, ameboisis and giardiasis. Additionally, the result indicated that toilets have no water facility and awareness of respondents towards waterborne diseases is poor. Finally, Environmental hygienic practices and water sanitation practices are influential factor for the occurrence of waterborne diseases in the study sites. Awareness programs give by health workers should be related to use of water treatment, water quality, and importance of use of toilets, proper disposal of swages mechanisms and cause and prevention of water borne diseases that should be carried out in the rural areas to improve the status of public health. Furthermore, water and environmental sanitation studies should be conducted on a regular basis to assess risks of contamination of water sources.