Assessment of Public Health Affected by Municipal Piped Water Supply in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh

Tanvir Hossain; Md. Tajuddin Sikder; Md. Jakariya

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Assessment of Public Health Affected by Municipal Piped Water Supply in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh

Tanvir Hossain, Md. Tajuddin Sikder, Md. Jakariya

Published in International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy (Volume 3, Issue 2-1)

Received: 29 November 2014 Accepted: 19 January 2015 Published: 5 February 2015

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Abstract

This study was performed to assess the local public health impacts caused from the consumption of the municipal water supply in the study area. A field survey was conducted in Bangladesh National Hospital to get a statistical overview of the water borne health hazards’ incidence rates among the dwellers of Sutrapur Thana. The study found that about 40% of all the patients in the hospital got admitted due to different types of water borne diseases. The most common water borne diseases observed were: diarrhea (about 40.7%), typhoid (about 32.3%), dysentery (about 6.6%) and hepatitis A (about 10.5%). Children were found to be the most vulnerable to these diseases. About 70% of the total water borne disease incidences was children. On the other hand, the incidence rate was highest (58.9%) in the wet season (June), whereas it was lowest (17.9%) in the dry season (January). However, when respondents from local community were asked to give their perception on the safety of the supplied water, 100% claimed that the water was unsafe for drinking purpose.

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DOI	10.11648/j.ijepp.s.2015030201.11
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Urban Water Supply, Environmental Health, Old Dhaka, Water Pollution, Water Borne Diseases

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Tanvir Hossain

Department of Environmental Science, Stamford University Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Md. Tajuddin Sikder

Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Md. Jakariya

Department of Environmental Science and Management, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Tanvir Hossain, Md. Tajuddin Sikder, Md. Jakariya. (2015). Assessment of Public Health Affected by Municipal Piped Water Supply in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy, 3(2-1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijepp.s.2015030201.11

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