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Domestic drinking water management: Quality assessment in Oforikrom municipality, Ghana
Drinking water in Ghana is estimated at 79%, but this only represents the proportion of the population with access to improved drinking water sources without regard to the quality of water consumed. This study investigated the quality of household drinking water sources in the Oforikrom municipality...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10364948/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34407695 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00368504211035997 |
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author | Appiah-Effah, Eugene Ahenkorah, Emmanuel Nketiah Duku, Godwin Armstrong Nyarko, Kwabena Biritwum |
author_facet | Appiah-Effah, Eugene Ahenkorah, Emmanuel Nketiah Duku, Godwin Armstrong Nyarko, Kwabena Biritwum |
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description | Drinking water in Ghana is estimated at 79%, but this only represents the proportion of the population with access to improved drinking water sources without regard to the quality of water consumed. This study investigated the quality of household drinking water sources in the Oforikrom municipality where potable water requirements are on the rise due to an ever-increasing population. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed in this study. One Hundred households were randomly selected and interviewed on the available options for drinking water and household water treatment and safe storage. A total of 52 points of collection (POC) and 97 points of use (POU) water samples from households were collected for physicochemical and microbial water quality analysis. Amongst the available drinking water options, sachet water (46%) was mostly consumed by households. Water quality analysis revealed that the physicochemical parameters of all sampled drinking water sources were within the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) recommended values expected for pH (ranging from 4.50 to 7.50). For the drinking water sources, bottled (100%, n = 2) and sachet water (91%, n = 41) showed relatively good microbial water quality. Generally, POC water samples showed an improved microbial water quality in comparison to POU water samples. About 38% (n = 8) of the households practicing water quality management, were still exposed to unsafe drinking water sources. Households should practice good water quality management at the domestic level to ensure access to safe drinking water. This may include the use of chlorine-based disinfectants to frequently disinfect boreholes, wells and storage facilities at homes. |
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spelling | pubmed-103649482023-08-09 Domestic drinking water management: Quality assessment in Oforikrom municipality, Ghana Appiah-Effah, Eugene Ahenkorah, Emmanuel Nketiah Duku, Godwin Armstrong Nyarko, Kwabena Biritwum Sci Prog Article Drinking water in Ghana is estimated at 79%, but this only represents the proportion of the population with access to improved drinking water sources without regard to the quality of water consumed. This study investigated the quality of household drinking water sources in the Oforikrom municipality where potable water requirements are on the rise due to an ever-increasing population. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed in this study. One Hundred households were randomly selected and interviewed on the available options for drinking water and household water treatment and safe storage. A total of 52 points of collection (POC) and 97 points of use (POU) water samples from households were collected for physicochemical and microbial water quality analysis. Amongst the available drinking water options, sachet water (46%) was mostly consumed by households. Water quality analysis revealed that the physicochemical parameters of all sampled drinking water sources were within the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) recommended values expected for pH (ranging from 4.50 to 7.50). For the drinking water sources, bottled (100%, n = 2) and sachet water (91%, n = 41) showed relatively good microbial water quality. Generally, POC water samples showed an improved microbial water quality in comparison to POU water samples. About 38% (n = 8) of the households practicing water quality management, were still exposed to unsafe drinking water sources. Households should practice good water quality management at the domestic level to ensure access to safe drinking water. This may include the use of chlorine-based disinfectants to frequently disinfect boreholes, wells and storage facilities at homes. SAGE Publications 2021-08-18 /pmc/articles/PMC10364948/ /pubmed/34407695 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00368504211035997 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Article Appiah-Effah, Eugene Ahenkorah, Emmanuel Nketiah Duku, Godwin Armstrong Nyarko, Kwabena Biritwum Domestic drinking water management: Quality assessment in Oforikrom municipality, Ghana |
title | Domestic drinking water management: Quality assessment in Oforikrom municipality, Ghana |
title_full | Domestic drinking water management: Quality assessment in Oforikrom municipality, Ghana |
title_fullStr | Domestic drinking water management: Quality assessment in Oforikrom municipality, Ghana |
title_full_unstemmed | Domestic drinking water management: Quality assessment in Oforikrom municipality, Ghana |
title_short | Domestic drinking water management: Quality assessment in Oforikrom municipality, Ghana |
title_sort | domestic drinking water management: quality assessment in oforikrom municipality, ghana |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10364948/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34407695 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00368504211035997 |
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