Quality of Portable Groundwater and Its Implications for Health and Livelihood in Jigjiga City, Somali Regional State of Ethiopia

Background Ethiopia being one of the developing countries, with majority of communicable diseases is attributed to poor environmental condition as lack or poor quality water supply, hygiene and sanitation and around 80 and 20 of rural and urban have inadequate access to safe water. The present study focused on the groundwater quality and its role on health and livelihood among adults in Jijiga town. Methods The groundwater quality was analysed by collecting water samples from the seven kebeles and to understand the role of groundwater quality on health and livelihood we developed a structured interview schedule. Further, the descriptives of the responses were analysed to get an insight on the disease's occurrence in family and frequency in community along with awareness and the reported influence on the livelihood aspects. Results The properties of groundwater levels at different kebeles were not at the permissible levels as on WHO water quality index, with higher content of fluorides and chlorides. Further, the common diseases occurrence reported by individuals were diarrhoea 98.8 , cholera 98.1 and typhoid 98.1 . In addition, it was identified that more than 85 acknowledged the role of poor accessibility and quality of water on livelihood and financial burden due to the water borne diseases caused by it. Conclusion These results points at the need for treating groundwater before consumption to promote health and well being among these individuals. Further, the community practices need to be enhanced along with improving groundwater quality. Dr. A. P. Senthil Kumar | Dr. Ramideddy Uttama Reddy "Quality of Portable Groundwater and Its Implications for Health and Livelihood in Jigjiga City, Somali Regional State of Ethiopia" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-8 | Issue-3 , June 2024, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd67055.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/enviormental-science/67055/quality-of-portable-groundwater-and-its-implications-for-health-and-livelihood-in-jigjiga-city-somali-regional-state-of-ethiopia/dr-a-p-senthil-kumar