Household drinking water characteristics in a peri-urban community: the case of Kifumbira Zone, Kampala, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorNabasirye, L.
dc.contributor.authorKulabako, R.
dc.contributor.authorAtukunda, V.
dc.contributor.authorWozei, Eleanor
dc.contributor.authorKinobe, Joel
dc.contributor.authorOkurut, Kennan
dc.contributor.authorArinaitwe, D.
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-15T10:28:29Z
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-22T10:20:32Z
dc.date.available2018-08-15T10:28:29Z
dc.date.available2021-12-22T10:20:32Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionA study was to determine the drinking water quality improvement practices at household level was undertaken in Kifumbira Zone, a Kampala peri-urban area, Ugandaen_US
dc.description.abstractA study to determine the drinking water quality improvement practises at household level was undertaken in Kifumbira Zone, a Kampala peri-urban area, Uganda. The socio-economic conditions of 150 households were identified using questionnaires and in-depth interviews. Solar water disinfection (SODIS) was introduced to 10 households and water from their boiled drinking water and SODIS treated water was monitored for three months. The social survey indicated that boiling was the most common method applied to improve the drinking water quality – mainly using charcoal and electricity. 65% of the respondent households boiled their drinking water, while the rest consumed it unboiled due to the high cost of charcoal. The raw water sources exhibited microbiological contamination as evidenced by the presence of thermotolerant coliforms and high risk scores on the sanitary inspections conducted. There was a statistically significant difference (p<0.05; n=15) in the mean count of thermotolerant coliforms for boiled and SODIS treated water.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNabasirye et al. Household drinking water characteristics in a peri-urban community: the case of Kifumbira Zone, Kampala, Uganda. Briefing paper 1152. 35th WEDC international conference, Loughborough, UK. (2011)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11951/357
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher35th WEDC International Conference, Loughborough, UKen_US
dc.subjectDrinking water qualityen_US
dc.subjectHousehold levelen_US
dc.subjectTreated wateren_US
dc.subjectThermotolerant coliformsen_US
dc.subjectMicrobiological contaminationen_US
dc.titleHousehold drinking water characteristics in a peri-urban community: the case of Kifumbira Zone, Kampala, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeConference Briefing Paperen_US
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