dc.contributor.author | Ingabire, Sandrine | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-18T12:02:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-05-18T12:02:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ingabire, Sandrine. (2022). Effectiveness of institutional safe water filters in Uganda (Case study_ Learning institutions). (Unpublished undergraduate dissertation) Makerere University; Kampala, Uganda. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/12710 | |
dc.description | A research report submitted to the College of Engineering Design and Art in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering of Makerere University. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Globally, about 2.2 billion people drink contaminated water which is responsible for many deaths.
Use of point of use water treatment methods, such as safe water filters, reduces waterborne diseases
burden associated with unclean water. While the majority of the deaths are in children, the burden
of disease in school-aged children should not be ignored as more than 40% of diarrhea cases in
school-aged children result from infection in schools, rather than at homes. Effectiveness and
acceptability of institutional water filters in learning institutions in Kampala, Uganda were
evaluated by conducting surveys with 5 learning institutions and water quality testing. Two
samplings were done from each institution and Escherichia coli (E. coli), Total coliforms, pH and
turbidity were tested on both raw and filtered water. It was found that found that filters were
effective when maintained properly and their acceptability was high. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
dc.subject | Safe water filters | en_US |
dc.subject | Learning institutions | en_US |
dc.title | Effectiveness of institutional safe water filters in Uganda (Case study_ Learning institutions). | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |