Impact of Human Management of Hand-Dug Well Facility and Its Accessories on Groundwater Quality

Hand-dug well facility is susceptible to pollution by natural and anthropogenic sources but pollution associated with human handling and management of hand-dug well facility and its accessories has been rarely discussed. A structured questionnaire was administered among 260 respondents cutting acros...

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Published in:Environmental health insights 2023-01, Vol.17, p.11786302231190988-11786302231190988
Main Authors: Ogunbode, Timothy O, Oyebamiji, Victor O, Aromolaran, Olukemi, Faboro, Oluwatobi O, Ogunbode, Ibukun R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accessories
Adequacy
Anthropogenic factors
Facilities management
Factor analysis
Groundwater
Groundwater quality
Human influences
Original Research
Pollution
Pollution sources
Water pollution
Water quality
Well water
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Summary:Hand-dug well facility is susceptible to pollution by natural and anthropogenic sources but pollution associated with human handling and management of hand-dug well facility and its accessories has been rarely discussed. A structured questionnaire was administered among 260 respondents cutting across the 5 quarters in Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria. The data collected was subjected to both descriptive and inferential analysis. Descriptive analysis showed that majority of the respondents were of female gender who relied largely on manual mode of fetching water in their respective hand-dug well facilities. Apart from this, different kinds of ropes of varying qualities were attached to their respective water fetchers, 72.69% of which are tyre-tube containers. Data factorability and its adequacy tests showed KMO value of 62.0% and its significance at P 
ISSN:1178-6302
1178-6302
DOI:10.1177/11786302231190988