Hubungan Kondisi Fisik dan Jarak Sumur Gali dengan Kandungan Escherichia Coli di Kelurahan Kampung Baru Kota Dumai Tahun 2024

Abstract

Accessibility to clean water remains a challenge for Indonesia population, including Kampung Baru village, Dumai city. The residents, still rely on dug wells as their sources of clean water, although these wells are susceptible to bacteriological contamination. Escherichia coli is one of the bacteriological indicators that indicates fecal contamination. In Kampung Baru, there are dug wells with lack physical conditions and located near contamination such as cowsheds and septic tanks. This situation increases the risk of contamination to the dug wells. This research aims to determine the relationship of physical condition and the distance of dug wells with E. coli content at Kampung Baru village. This is an analytical study with a cross sectional design. The total sample consists of 30 dug wells. The sampling technique used is simple random sampling by observing and examining the water. The results of the study show that out of 30 dug wells, 27 wells (90%) were contaminated with E. coli. Regarding the physical condition of the wells, 16 wells (53.3%) met the requirements for wall condition, 11 wells (36.7%) met the requirements for lip condition, 8 wells (26.7%) met the requirements for floor and waste disposal outlet condition. Meanwhile, concerning the distance from contamination sources, 9 wells (30%) met the criteria for distance from cowsheds and 11 wells (36.7%) for distance from septic tanks. Based on the fisher’s exact test results, there is a significant relationship between lip (p=0.041), floor (p=0.014), waste disposal outlet (p=0.014), distance from cowshed (p=0.021), and distance from septic tank (p=0.041) with E. coli content, while the wall of dug wells doesn’t have a significant relationship with E.coli content. Therefore, it is hoped that the government can provide water sources from PDAM. The communities are also encouraged to improve the physical condition of dug wells