Health hazards related to Soba sewage treatment plant, Sudan

Authors

  • Rasha Osman Abdelwahab Abdelmoneim Khartoum Dental Hospital
  • Ranien Mohamed El Mortada Mahi Eldin Mahdi Military Teaching Hospital, Khartoum
  • Rawia Moawia Elamin Elahmer Elmazin Private Clinic
  • Rogaya Adel Derar Elansary Military Teaching Hospital, Khartoum
  • Safaa Elsafi Widaa Mohamed Military Teaching Hospital, Khartoum
  • Said Hashim Ahmed Abdelgader Ministry of Health, Khartoum
  • Sakina Salah Abbasher Ahmed Ministry of Health, Khartoum
  • Sally Mohamed Alfatih Abdalrhman Alribat University, Khartoum

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2017.610

Keywords:

Sewage, health hazards, public health, waste

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the health hazards acquired by the residents nearby Soba sewage treatment plant. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in Soba locality, Khartoum, Sudan. An interviewer-administrated questionnaire was assigned to 462 residents of the area living in four geographically distributed squares around the sewage plant. The data was analyzed in SPSS; Cronbach’s alpha reliability scale of measurement was used to check the internal validity of six variables related to the quality of life. A logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between the health hazards and the quality of life. Among the 462 residents, difficulty in breathing (37.9%) and nausea (37.2) were the principal health hazards. Moreover, the residents had a satisfactory level of awareness (88.7%) about the health hazards. The utmost impact on the quality of life was psychological (97.2%). It was statistically correlated with the reported factors, which impacted the quality of life in the district as revealed by the Cronbach’s alpha reliability test with absenteeism (P=0.026), disability (P=0.014), socialization (P=0.032) and death (P=0.016). A logistic regression analysis revealed chemical hazards had a statistically significant association (P<0.05) with quality of life of the residents of Soba district. The study strongly entails the fact that sewage treatment plants crave exceptional consideration from the concerned responsible authorities, together with the fact that the evolved health threats should be confronted with immense responsibility as soon as possible.
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Published

31-12-2017

How to Cite

Abdelmoneim, R. O. A., El Mortada Mahi Eldin Mahdi, R. M., Elahmer, R. M. E., Elansary, R. A. D., Mohamed, S. E. W., Abdelgader, S. H. A., Ahmed, S. S. A., & Abdalrhman, S. M. A. (2017). Health hazards related to Soba sewage treatment plant, Sudan. Journal of Public Health in Africa, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2017.610

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