Assessment of Rural Water Supply in Selected Communities in Osun State, Nigeria

David B Olawade, Ojima Z Wada, Temitope D Afolalu, Temitope D Afolalu and Omotayo Asogbon
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David B Olawade: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Temitope D Afolalu: Department of Nursing, Afe Babalola University, Nigeria
Omotayo Asogbon: Department of Medicine and Surgery, Afe Babalola University, Nigeria

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2020, vol. 26, issue 1, 10-17

Abstract: The provision of sustainable water supply systems in rural communities in developing countries like Nigeria has been a challenge for several years, thereby promoting the dependency of rural dwellers on polluted surface water sources. This has also promoted water disparities between rural and urban areas, as well as developing and developed countries. In a bid to proffer solutions to this public health challenge, there is need to routinely assess the systems available in our rural communities. This cross-sectional survey assessed the water facilities available in four(4) randomly selected villages across Ayeedade Local Government Area, Osun State. Grab water samples were collected from the main water source in each community and assessed for physico-chemical properties using standard methods. The Sanitary Inspector for the Local Government was also interviewed to obtain insights about the modalities of the water supply system present in the area. All the villages surveyed had at least two handpump boreholes present.

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Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2020.26.556177

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