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Investigation on the Impact of Water Pollution on Human Health in Juba County, Republic of South Sudan

机译:南苏丹共和国朱巴县水污染对人类健康的影响调查

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Water pollution in Juba County is one the major problem affecting the community. In recent years, rural urban migration caused by internal conflict and small industrialization in Juba, has accelerated the problem of water pollution. This study was conducted to investigate the impact of water pollution on Human health in Juba County. The study used combination of participatory, qualitative and quantitative method to collect the necessary data. A sample size of 50 respondents was taken for this study. The result revealed main sources of drinking water in Juba County is from water tank according to 57.5% of the respondents. The majority of respondents 52.5% revealed that the major factor that leads to water pollution in Juba County is the random dumping of garbage to water bodies. The obtained results revealed that, the majority of people in the area treat their water by using Chlorine tablets (chlorination) which is represented by 57.5% of the respondents. About 42% of the respondents said that water pollution kill life that habitat in water, causes diseases and destroying ecosystem both on the environment and human health. About 55% of the respondents revealed that, there should be awareness for the communities about the effects of water pollution and they perceived it as the best way to prevent water pollution. Bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases like typhoid, cholera, encephalitis, poliomyelitis, hepatitis, skin infection and gastrointestinal are spreading through polluted water. It is recommended that there should be proper management of water bodies and waste disposal system. Awareness programs and formulation of laws should be carried out to control the pollution. Further research studies, including epidemiological studies, are necessary to determine better the impact of water pollution on Human health and on the environment in Juba County.
机译:朱巴县的水污染是影响社区的主要问题之一。近年来,朱巴内部冲突和小规模工业化引起的农村城市移民加速了水污染问题。这项研究旨在调查朱巴县水污染对人类健康的影响。该研究采用参与式,定性和定量方法相结合的方法来收集必要的数据。这项研究的样本量为50名受访者。调查结果显示,根据57.5%的调查对象,朱巴县的主要饮用水来源来自储水箱。大部分受访者52.5%表示,朱巴县导致水污染的主要因素是垃圾向水体的随意倾倒。获得的结果表明,该地区的大多数人使用氯片(氯化)来处理水,这占受访者的57.5%。大约42%的受访者说,水污染杀死了生活在水中的生命,导致了疾病并破坏了环境和人类健康。大约55%的受访者表示,社区应该意识到水污染的影响,他们认为这是预防水污染的最佳方法。细菌,病毒和寄生虫病(如伤寒,霍乱,脑炎,小儿麻痹症,肝炎,皮肤感染和胃肠道)正通过污染水扩散。建议对水体和废物处理系统进行适当的管理。应执行意识计划和法律法规以控制污染。为了更好地确定水污染对朱巴县人类健康和环境的影响,有必要进行包括流行病学研究在内的进一步研究。

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