Outbreak of Water-Borne diseases due to improper water management – A cross sectional study ORIGINAL RESEARCH

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Published: Jun 27, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56501/intjsocrehab.v7i1.77
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Flood, Water, Management, Pathogens

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Karthiga Mohankumar
Postdoctoral preceptor,Department of Periodontics,UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California.
Sarika Balaganesh
Postgraduate student,Department of Public Health Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract

Floods are the most common natural disaster. Water-borne diseases are caused mostly by the natural calamities such as flood, cyclone, Tsunami and hence this article aimed to determine the outbreak of water-borne diseases due to improper water management. The study was done in Andhimanam village in Kanchipuram district. Over 370 household were covered and questionnaires were administered. 81% of the villagers consumed water through damaged pipelines and 19% used can water. Chi-square analysis proves that there is a significant association between the consumption of water through pipelines and number of hospital visits.

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Mohankumar, K., & Balaganesh, S. (2022). Outbreak of Water-Borne diseases due to improper water management – A cross sectional study: ORIGINAL RESEARCH. International Journal of Social Rehabilitation, 7(1), 16–20. https://doi.org/10.56501/intjsocrehab.v7i1.77
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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022): International Journal of Social Rehabilitation
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