| 要約: | Background: Lack of access to clean water and poor sanitation practices are the major risk
factors of various diseases among slum dwellers. Over 1.5%of 17 million people of Bangladesh
live in slums across the country.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted at three different slums of Chittagong
(Kazir Dewri, Jhutala and Gucchi Para) between Augusts.2018 to April. 2019. Data were
collected through survey using prescribed questionnaire and laboratory investigation of water
sample collected from selected households of each slum. Survey recruited 245 individuals from
equal number of households and 30 water samples were collected having 10 each (5 drinking
water and 5 household use) from 3 slums. Eosin Methylene Blue (EMB) and Nutrient - Agar
(NA) media were used for coliform test using Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) method. In
addition, the Chemical test of BOD, PH and DO were done to assess multi-parameter of the
water samples.
Results: Almost half of the study participants were below the age of 30 years old (47.8%),
72.2% were illiterate, and 71.4% of the family reported having 2 to 5 members. Results of the
investigation reported of having access to line pipe water for drinking (80.8%) and other
household use (74.3%), while river/pond or dump water was used for drinking by 11.0% and
21.2% for household use. Almost half of the participants were suffering from some diseases
(48.2%) and 21.6% were suffering from diarrhea. All of the drinking and household use water
samples were found to have positive growth with Coliform bacteria, where bacterial count ranges
from 2 to 500+ colonies.
Conclusion: Substantial proportion of study sample, living in urban slums suffers from water
and hygiene related diseases. Urgent attention is needed to improve access to clean water and
improve sanitary condition for urban slum dwellers in Chittagong.
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