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

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  • David B Olawade

    (Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Ibadan, Nigeria)

  • Ojima Z Wada
  • Temitope D Afolalu

    (Department of Nursing, Afe Babalola University, Nigeria)

  • Temitope D Afolalu
  • Omotayo Asogbon

    (Department of Medicine and Surgery, Afe Babalola University, Nigeria)

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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  • David B Olawade & Ojima Z Wada & Temitope D Afolalu & Temitope D Afolalu & Omotayo Asogbon, 2020. "Assessment of Rural Water Supply in Selected Communities in Osun State, Nigeria," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 26(1), pages 10-17, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijesnr:v:26:y:2020:i:1:p:10-17
    DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2020.26.556177
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    earth and environment journals; environment journals; open access environment journals; peer reviewed environmental journals; open access; juniper publishers; ournal of Environmental Sciences; juniper publishers journals ; juniper publishers reivew;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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