ArticleScientific reports2022
Access to basic drinking water services, safe water storage, and household water treatment practice in rural communities of northwest Ethiopia.
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- Associations between exposure to nutrition, WASH interventions and children's academic performance in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Household water treatment practice and associated factors in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Geospatial analysis and prevalence estimation of household drinking water treatment in sub-Saharan African countries: insights from recent demographic and health surveys.The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association · 2026Article
- [Determinants of household "WASH" practices in the municipality of Djougou, Benin in 2024].The Pan African medical journal · 2025Article
- Assessing Rural Communities in Central and East Africa: How to Provide Clean Water and Sanitation by 2030.Environmental health insights · 2025Article
- Assessment of water, hygiene, and sanitation practice and associated factors among Bihari refugee camp in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services and drinking water contamination risk levels in households of Bishoftu Town, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Hand hygiene practice and associated factors among rural communities in northwest Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Protecting water from cross contamination at source and point of use is an important strategy to improve water quality. However, water safety measures at the source and point of use may not be implemented in the rural communities. This community-based cross-sectional study was, therefore, conducted among 1190 randomly selected households in a rural setting of northwest Ethiopia to assess access to basic drinking water services, safe water storage, and household water treatment practices. Water service level was determined using JMP criteria and practices that prevent cross contamination of water at point of use were used to determine safe water storage. Results showed that 23.0% of the households had access to basic water services; 37.0% practiced safe water storage; and 15.4% practiced one or more household water treatment methods. Public taps (54.5%) and protected spring (25.1%) were the common water sources to rural communities in northwest Ethiopia. Boiling (43.2%), chlorination or water guard (26.8%), and plain sedimentation (23.0%) were among the household water treatment methods commonly practiced in the area. In conclusion, rural households in the studied region has low access to basic water services. Safe water storage practice was also low in the area and household water treatment is not commonly practiced.
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