Knowledge and practices of households regarding quality of drinking water among residents of district Amritsar

Dr.Kritika Bansal; Er.Tenish Kansal

Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2020

Knowledge and practices of households regarding quality of drinking water among residents of district Amritsar

Dr. Kritika Bansal, Er. Tenish Kansal

Abstract :

Introduction: Safe drinking water, sanitation and good hygiene are fundamental to health, survival, growth and development. Water quantity is as important as water quality. Much of ill–health which affects humanity, especially in the developing countries can be attributed to lack of safe and wholesome water supply. 2.6 billion people have gained access to an improved drinking–water source since 1990. 663 million people rely on unimproved sources, including 159 million dependent on surface water. Globally, in 2015 at least 1.8 billion people use a drinking–water source contaminated with feces. Aims & Objective: To study knowledge and practice regarding quality of drinking water. Material and Methods: It was cross sectional study and study area was the field practice area of the department of Community Medicine, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar. Residents who were willing to participate in study and present were included in the study. Results: Majority of participants were female and Sikh by religion. Most of the participants knew that water has no smell, taste and color and maximum participants had knowledge regarding usage of safe drinking water.