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ABSTRACT
The importance of sanitation survey is to facilitate
improvements in the health and overall quality of life
among a specific residential area or population. This
investigation concerns the cities under condition
monitoring in this region: Kenitra, Sidi-Kacem and
Sidi-Slimane. The investigation is classified into four
sections: Consumption of water, hygiene and the good
practices, home and solid waste. During the period
(January to December 2012), there are 1020 people
polled in the Gharb area. The study found that in this
area, there are 75.3% of people who drink running
water. In rural areas, there are 38% who drink from
"Saguia " of the village. There are 71% of people who
are never aware of the risks of these diseases. The
quality of the water is roily and can leave deposits to
36.3% of people questioned. Only 12.5% of people who
took their bath every day and 79% of people of people
exposed to the presence of stagnant water.
Key words: Epidemiology, waterborne diseases, hygiene
practices, Gharb region, Morocco.
INTRODUCTION
It is important that the water must be
in sufficient quantity and quality to satisfy
the basic human needs and it is a condition
for better health and sustainable
development. It has been estimated, at least
in Africa, that 85% of the burden of
disease preventable by water supply is
made by fecal-oral, mainly diarrheal
diseases, largely due to the substantial
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onchocerciasis,
trypanosomiasis
and
yellow fever (Stanwelle-Smith, 2001).
The aim of the study is to explore the
causes of waterborne diseases and safe
practices in the Gharb area by a KAP
study, which enlighten us on how
individuals or groups feel about specific
things, what they know, and how they act
(Eckman et al., 2008).
Water Consumption
Water is the primary topic of the
investigation knowing that most of waterrelated diseases can be caused by other
causes such as food. This questionnaire is
based on the life cycles of the diseases
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Acceptable
Good
Very
good
Excellent
4,7
37,4
28,2
16
13,6
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
76,20
11,90
9,50
2,40
5,7
23,3
54,7
70,3
3,6
8,2
17,6
5,7
3,7
24,5
30,6
41,3
10,6
13,3
73
Clear
Roily
63,7
29,8
6,5
Yes
No
28,6
71,4
91,4
8,6
29,1
70,9
7,3
92,7
31,9
68,1
71,7
23,3
Awareness to diseases
related to water N=987
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Feces of children
N=924
38,3
8,4
Water+disinfectant Water+disinfectant
often
rarely
Washing hands with
N=1002
Take a shower
N=1005
Using a shower towel
with N=1011
Changing underwear
N=987
Washing hands after
using the toilet
N=1011
Using a public toilet
N=960
Using a bath towel of
public toilet N=945
Washing hands
before preparing food
N=975
Going to the toilet
during preparing
food N=948
Feces are
Feces are thrown
deposited in the out of the home
trash
4,29
5,2
Water Only
I don't wash my
hands
53,3
33,2
13,5
Every day
12,5
27,8
55,8
3,9
You only
64,9
Friend only
2,4
Everyone
2,9
Every day
In three days
Weekly
41,3
47,1
10
More than a
week
1,5
Always
93,5
Often
4,7
Rarely
0,9
Never
0,9
25
29,1
35,9
10
15,9
15,6
23,2
45,5
64,6
15,1
12
8,3
8,9
21,5
42,7
26,9
3 to 10 days
More than a
week
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Valid percentage
Treated
municipal water
83,3
Traditional
55,6
Yes
58,3
21,7
38,5
60,6
Water from a
private well
7,9
Modern
38,5
No
41,7
78,3
61,5
39,4
Water from a
source surface
8,5
A septic tank
5,9
CONCLUSION
The resurgence of waterborne
diseases in the region of Gharb is the cause
of water is due to that people drink running
water without filtering as they find that the
quality is roily and can leave deposits. In
rural areas, the Saguia of the village is a
source of drinking water and people swim
in the lakes. There is a severe lack of
awareness in waterborne diseases and
seafood.For best practices and hygiene,
people eat fruits and vegetables without
washing, leaving the storage of water open,
washing his hands with water only after
using the toilet and before preparing food,
using towels collective toilet, going to the
bathroom during the preparation of meals,
not having the habit of carrying a bath and
changing underwear frequently and leaving
the kids to use the bathroom alone without
training or sensitization.
People live exposed to sewage,
stagnant water, solid waste, still stung by a
mosquito, using traditional toilets and
home are not connected to the sewage
system.
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