Ger district`s women knowledge of drinking water in some province Zavkhan

Abstract

Introduction: An arising public health concern of our daily lives is a drinking water and its coverage, quality and safety issues. Therefore, our study purpose is to identify knowledge of drinking water among women. Study methodology: This is a population based cross-sectional study design and included 2520 people of 1260 families in five soums. Study results: Knowledge assessment made with question of total percentage of body water, 34.7% answered correctly and 58.65% answered incorrectly. Rest of the respondents said 6.7% do not know. The fifty one percent of the study participants brought drinking water by inappropriate bottle and 33.2% of them said appropriate bottle was used. 16.1% of them do not know about. Among water pollution questions, 3 per 5 persons boiled drinking water whereas 1 per 3 persons left drinking water with bottle hat and 2 per 5 persons washed their drinking bottle. The 23.4% of the study participant wash their hand and nine study participants don not know. If water looks clear and pure, 43% of them, can drink. Conclusion: Among women knowledge of drinking water was not satisfactory. Additionally, lack of information causes of water pollution.