Bacteriological and Physical Quality of Locally Packaged Drinking Water in Kampala, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorHalage, Abdullah Ali
dc.contributor.authorSsemugabo, Charles
dc.contributor.authorSsemwanga, David K.
dc.contributor.authorMusoke, David
dc.contributor.authorMugambe, Richard K.
dc.contributor.authorGuwatudde, David
dc.contributor.authorSsempebwa, John C.
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-16T17:56:21Z
dc.date.available2022-06-16T17:56:21Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractTo assess the bacteriological and physical quality of locally packaged drinking water sold for public consumption. Methods. This was cross-sectional study where a total of 60 samples of bottled water from 10 brands and 30 samples of sachet water from 15 brands purchased randomly were analyzed for bacteriological contamination (total coliform and faecal coliform per 100 mL) usingmembrane filtrate method and reported in terms of cfu/100 mL. Results. Both bottled water and sachet water were not contaminated with faecal coliform.Majority (70%, 21/30) of the sachetwater analyzed exceeded acceptable limits of 0 total coliforms per 100mL set byWHOand the national drinking water standards.The physical quality (turbidity and pH) of all the packaged water brands analyzed was within the acceptable limits.There was statistically significant difference between the median count of total coliform in both sachet water and bottled water brands (𝑈(24) = 37.0, 𝑝 = 0.027). Conclusion. Both bottled water and sachet water were not contaminated with faecal coliforms; majority of sachet waterwas contaminated with total coliformabove acceptable limits. Government and other stakeholders should consider intensifying surveillance activities and enforcing strict hygienic measures in this rapidly expanding industry to improve packaged water quality.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHalage, A. A., Ssemugabo, C., Ssemwanga, D. K., Musoke, D., Mugambe, R. K., Guwatudde, D., & Ssempebwa, J. C. (2015). Bacteriological and physical quality of locally packaged drinking water in Kampala, Uganda. Journal of environmental and public health, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/942928en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/942928
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3995
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of environmental and public healthen_US
dc.subjectBacteriologicalen_US
dc.subjectPhysical Qualityen_US
dc.subjectDrinking Wateren_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleBacteriological and Physical Quality of Locally Packaged Drinking Water in Kampala, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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