Abdullah Yasar
Sustainable Development Study Centre, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
Nuzrat Yar Khan
Sustainable Development Study Centre, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
Ammara Batool
Sustainable Development Study Centre, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
Amtul Bari Tabinda
Sustainable Development Study Centre, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
Rashid Mehmood
Sustainable Development Study Centre, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
Akthar Iqbal
Sustainable Development Study Centre, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
This study is an attempt to investigate the quality of drinking water used by community and their perception towards water quality. Water samples were collected from hand pump, motor pump and tube well. Total 160 households were surveyed to check their perception against drinking water quality. The results showed the values of bacteriological parameter fecal coliform were above WHO guidelines which made water unfit for drinking purposes. The community was unaware of the quality of water they were drinking. Women with higher education had perception of smell (F = 3.51, p<0.01), taste (F = 3.10, p<0.05) and turbidity in water (F = 5.34, p<0.01). Incidence of water borne diseases especially in infants appeared to be common problem among the sampled households in the study region. Lack of proper water supply system, proper sanitation and drainage facility were the common and contributing to poor health of people.
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Abdullah Yasar, Nuzrat Yar Khan, Ammara Batool, Amtul Bari Tabinda, Rashid Mehmood and Akthar Iqbal, 2011. Women Perception of Water Quality and its Impacts on Health in Gangapur, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 10: 702-706.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2011.702.706
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2011.702.706
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2011.702.706
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2011.702.706
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