Physicochemical and microbial quality of drinking water in slum households of Hawassa City, Ethiopia

Abstract Drinking water quality and its public health effect are ignored in urban slum households of Ethiopia. The aim this study was to assess physicochemical microbial drinking stored Hawassa City, Cross-sectional conducted a total 120 samples were collected from 60 (60 tap, households) test the quality. Wagtech Potalab + PTW − 1000 used parameters. Physicochemical parameters—temperature, turbidity, pH residual free chlorine measured. Presence faecal coliform bacteria tested using membrane filtration procedure. Heads asked about case diarrhoeal diseases any their family members. Data statistically analysed compared with World Health Organization (WHO) standards. Paired t analyse mean difference between tap household samples. Binary logistic regression investigate significant association presence occurrence diseases. Eight (13.3%) 28 (46.7%) found positive for coliform; five (8.3%) 19 (31.7%) coliform. Eleven (18.3%) had 10–100 CFU/100 ml, which falls under high-risk category based on WHO standard. paired ( p < 0.05) showed count binary analysis implied odds disease is 17.33 more results 0.05). It concluded that there level contamination at level. Therefore, it recommended continuous education handling should be given households.