Household drinking water characteristics in a peri-urban community: the case of Kifumbira Zone, Kampala, Uganda
Household drinking water characteristics in a peri-urban community: the case of Kifumbira Zone, Kampala, Uganda
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城郊社区的家庭饮用水特征：以乌干达坎帕拉 Kifumbira 区为例
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2011
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D. Arinaitwe
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L. Nabasirye;R. Kulabako;V. Atukunda;E. Wozei;J. Kinobe;K. Okurut;D. Arinaitwe
在乌干达坎帕拉城郊地区的 Kifumbira 地区开展了一项研究，以确定家庭层面的饮用水质量改善做法。通过问卷调查和深度访谈，了解了 150 户家庭的社会经济状况。为 10 户家庭引入了太阳能水消毒 (SODIS)，并对他们的煮沸饮用水和 SODIS 处理水进行了为期三个月的监测。社会调查表明，煮沸是改善饮用水质量最常用的方法——主要使用木炭和电。 65%的受访家庭将饮用水煮沸，其余家庭则因木炭成本较高而直接饮用未煮沸的水。原水源存在微生物污染，耐热大肠菌群的存在和卫生检查中的高风险评分证明了这一点。煮沸水和 SODIS 处理水的耐热大肠菌群平均计数存在统计学显着差异（p<0.05；n=15）。
A 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.