?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Drinking+Water+Quality+Deterioration+in+Households+of+Students+with+High+Illness+Absenteeism&rft.creator=Tambekar%2C+DH+&rft.creator=Shirsat%2C+SD&rft.creator=Bhadange%2C+DG&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Objective%3A+School+and+household+lacked+safe+drinking+water+and+thus+school+absenteeism+rates+were+high+among+students+with+poor+water+quality.+So+we+assessed+fecal+contamination+of+drinking+water+in+households+of+students+with+high+illness+absenteeism+and+evaluate+the+factors+for+non-potability.+Method%3A+Drinking+water+samples+(100)+were+collected+from+household+water+container+of+50+students+for+fecal+contamination.+Results%3A+A+total+of+40+(80%25)+family%E2%80%99s+water+was+potable+before+use%2C+out+of+which+40%25+became+non-potable+after+use.+Factors+responsible+for+reduction+in+potability+were+water+withdrawal+without+handwashing+up+to+(56%25)%2C+poor+domestic+hygiene+(56%25)%2C+dipping+hands+in+water+(55%25)%2C+placing+water+dipper+on+lid+(52%25)+and+no+washing+of+container+(0%25).+Socio-economic+condition+also+had+impact+on+water+potability.+Conclusion%3A+Water+quality+deterioration+occurs+by+multiple+factors+like+improper+storage%2C+unhygienic+habits+of+water+handling+and+circumstances.+Results+focused+on+the+need+for+further+protocols+for+safe+and+hygienic+storage+of+water.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-07-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7955%2F1%2F2011-2-4.pdf&rft.identifier=++Tambekar%2C+DH++and+Shirsat%2C+SD+and+Bhadange%2C+DG++(2011)+Drinking+Water+Quality+Deterioration+in+Households+of+Students+with+High+Illness+Absenteeism.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7955%2F