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[Control of the quality of water in the framework of a national rural water program on the Ivory Coast. Preliminary results]. 1982

P Viens, and M Lavoie

In the framework of a National Hydraulic Village Program (NHVP) which aim is to equip each village of the Ivory Coast with wells or drillings, a water quality control service was designed, directly on the field, at the Health Rural Sector Bases. The standards of drinkability were revised according to the NHVP constraints. The technics used were adapted to local conditions. Sanitary education was part of the technics used by the field agents. 1,553 wells were analysed by the end of 1978, 17.7% of which were "polluted". Pollution was transient without treatment in 68% of the above cases. The most polluted cases had a rate of fecal coliforms a 1,000 time inferior to the average traditional wells. The drillings were less polluted (10%) than the large diameter wells (24%): in the latter there was a direct correlation between rain fall and pollution. The technical visits by the agents in the villages represented privileged moments of sensibilisation and education of the villagers.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007560	Cote d'Ivoire	A republic in western Africa, south of MALI and BURKINA FASO, bordered by GHANA on the east. Its administrative capital is Abidjan and Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983. The country was formerly called Ivory Coast.	Ivory Coast,Republic of Cote diIvoire
D008297	Male		Males
D009313	National Health Programs	Components of a national health care system which administer specific services, e.g., national health insurance.	National Health Insurance, Non-U.S.,Health Services, National,National Health Insurance,National Health Insurance, Non U.S.,National Health Services,Services, National Health,Health Insurance, National,Health Program, National,Health Programs, National,Health Service, National,Insurance, National Health,National Health Program,National Health Service,Program, National Health,Programs, National Health,Service, National Health
D011891	Rain	Water particles that fall from the ATMOSPHERE.	Rains
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012423	Rural Health	The status of health in rural populations.	Health, Rural
D014876	Water Pollution	Contamination of bodies of water (such as LAKES; RIVERS; SEAS; and GROUNDWATER.)	Thermal Water Pollution,Water Pollution, Thermal,Pollution, Thermal Water,Pollution, Water,Pollutions, Thermal Water,Pollutions, Water,Thermal Water Pollutions,Water Pollutions,Water Pollutions, Thermal
D014881	Water Supply	Means or process of supplying water (as for a community) usually including reservoirs, tunnels, and pipelines and often the watershed from which the water is ultimately drawn. (Webster, 3d ed)	Supplies, Water,Supply, Water,Water Supplies