Volume : X, Issue : II, February - 2020

Drinking water quality and its association with diarrhoea among under five children in a rural area of Central India.

Dr Lovely Kumari, Dr Kumar Bijyendra Sourabh, Dr Prashil Jumade, Dr Abhay Gaidhane, Dr Vasant Wagh

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Background– Water is absolutely necessary for life. Apart from drinking, water is used in all aspects and maintenance of life. From the view point of public health and improvement of the quality of life, water should be provided in adequate volume. A large proportion of diseases are related to diarrhoea incidences and new diarrhoea cases are estimated at 4 billion annually especially among children under five years old. Methodology– A community based cross–sectional study of the mothers or caregivers of under five children of selected villages was carried out. The sample size was calculated according to the proportionate population of under five children of that village. All the household having case or history of diarrhoea among under five children in last six months were noted. Water sample from each household were collected with proper hygiene procedure and tested in the departmental public health lab for bacteriological quality of drinking water. Conclusion– Water quality is a growing concern and availability of safe drinking water still remains a much sought after commodity in the rural part of India. There can be no state of positive health and well being with–out safe water.

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DRINKING WATER QUALITY AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH DIARRHOEA AMONG UNDER FIVE CHILDREN IN A RURAL AREA OF CENTRAL INDIA., Dr Lovely Kumari, Dr Kumar Bijyendra Sourabh, Dr Prashil Jumade, Dr Abhay Gaidhane, Dr Vasant Wagh INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-2 | February-2020

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