Microbiological Indicators of Solid -Waste Faeces contamination of well water and Occurrence of Diarrhoeal Diseases: The case of some Neighbourhoods in the City of Douala Cameroon

摘要

This study focuses on the role of poor solid waste excreter management in the contamination of well water and the out breaks of Diarrhoeal diseases. The study has shown that well water is the most available source of water to the indigenes of the study matrix because they are poor and cannot afford pipe borne water. It has also identified chemically the presence of pathogens whose presence in water serves as an indicator of poor solid-waste faeces management.rnOne hundred questionnaires were administered and microbiological characteristics of the water obtained through the collection and testing of 40 well water samples, 10 for each neighbourhood.rnThe questionnaires were analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) and the spearman's rank correlation statistical tool. This was to obtain the numbers in different income groups and their exposure to the diseases and establish the correlation between poverty or income levels and disease occurrence. The water samples were subjected to microbiological analysis to detect substances that serve as indicators of poor solid-waste faeces management.rnThe results show that, well water contains impurities that can cause cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases, the poor are most vulnerable and well water remains the most common source of water in the area. Policy issues such as poverty reduction as well as the Ecological sanitation toilets (ECOSAN) might remedy the issue of poor solid waste faeces management.