dc.contributor.author | Magezi, Ashiraf | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-03T05:45:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-12-03T05:45:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-10 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Magezi, A. (2019). Assessment of domestic rural water supply sources, seasonality and water-related diseases in Iganga District. A case study of Bulamaji Sub-County. This is an undergraduate dissertation. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/7506 | |
dc.description | A dissertation submitted to the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences in partial fulfillment for the award of a degree in Environmental management of Makerere University. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Water resources of a country constitute one of its vital assets that significantly contribute to the socio-economic development and poverty eradication. However this resource is unevenly distributed in both time and space. The major source of water for the people living in rural Bulamaji Sub-County is direct rainfall which is recently experiencing variability that threatens the distribution of resource and water availability in rural Bulamaji Sub-County. The prevalence of water-related diseases and associated health risks in rural Bulamaji Sub-County of Iganga is discussed. The aim of the study was to examine the trend of the diseases, health risks and common water sources in the rural Bulamaji Sub-County and suggest intervention measures. Questionnaires were used to gather information from people living in rural Bulamaji Sub-County. Interviews were held with Bulamaji Sub-County official at the headquarters. The dissertation reviews the common water sources and common water-related diseases affecting people living in rural Bulamaji Sub-County.
Key words: diarrhea, dysentery, typhoid, bore hole, wells, Rural Bulamaji Sub-County, Iganga, Uganda | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Makerere University. | en_US |
dc.subject | Sources of rural water | en_US |
dc.subject | Water supply | en_US |
dc.subject | Dry seasons | en_US |
dc.subject | Wet seasons | en_US |
dc.subject | Rural water and diseases, Iganga District | en_US |
dc.title | Assessment of domestic rural water supply sources, seasonality and water-related diseases in Iganga District. A case study of Bulamaji Sub-County. | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |