Domestic Water Source, Sanitation and High Risk of Bacteriological Diseases in the Urban Slum: Case of Cholera in Makoko, Lagos, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAyeni, A.O.
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-14T12:43:23Z
dc.date.available2021-10-14T12:43:23Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionScholarly publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study assesses the cholera incidence in urban slum in Lagos State, Nigeria with the emphasis on high risk of unimproved sources of water for domestic use and unsanitary environment. The study uses sets of one hundred and twenty structured guided questionnaires were randomly administered to obtain information on residents’ opinions and experiences on the risk and incidence of cholera in the area. Ten water samples were spatially collected from storage containers of the residents for microbial assessment Results of social survey instrument showed there was cholera incidence and the area is still at high risk as revealed from the result of coliform bacilli with high most probable number (MPN) count found in 6 of the 16 sampled water as well as the faecal coliform found virtually in all sampled water. The study concluded that increasing population of urban centres has been a major contributor to the unsanitary environmental, continuous use of unimproved sources of water as well as environmental health problems such as slum cholera risk and incidence. Therefore, for sustainable friendly and free diseases’ environment provision of habitable and conducive environment for the slum residents should be the priority of government.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAyeni A. O. (2014). Domestic Water Source, Sanitation and High Risk of Bacteriological Diseases in the Urban Slum: Case of Cholera in Makoko, Lagos, Nigeria. Journal of Environment Pollution and Human Health 2(1): 12-15.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI:10.12691/jephh-2-1-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9621
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScience and Education Publishingen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Environment Pollution and Human Health;2(1)
dc.subjectUnimproved wateren_US
dc.subjectunsanitaryen_US
dc.subjectcholera incidenceen_US
dc.subjecturbanen_US
dc.subjectslumen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Earth sciencesen_US
dc.titleDomestic Water Source, Sanitation and High Risk of Bacteriological Diseases in the Urban Slum: Case of Cholera in Makoko, Lagos, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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