DIFFICULTY OF ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER AND STATE OF HEALTH OF THE POPULATIONS OF GLAZOUÉ IN BENIN
Abstract
Drinking water is a basic resource for all living things. Its quality
influences the life of living beings. The present research aims to
analyze the difficulties linked to access to drinking water in the
municipality of Glazoué and the state of health of the populations.The
methodological approach used consisted in using documentary research
techniques, interviews, observation, analysis of the water collected and
compared with WHO standards. For this research of a mixed nature,
110 actors were surveys, 4 water sources analyzed and statistics of
water sick people collected. The data were processed and analyzed by
comparison and the PEIR analysis model made it possible to analyze
the harmful effects caused by the consumption of unhealthy water on a
predominantly rural population with low and limited income with its
socio-economic consequences.The populations of Glazoué are
confronted with a water deficit in this case during the dry season. The
majority of wells dry up during the dry season and thus expose
populations to the risk of water contamination due to the fact that the
water from these types of wells is filled with sand and microorganisms.
As for modern wells and boreholes, poor management is the main
cause of their abandonment. Any situation that predisposes people to
resort to water sources of questionable quality that endanger their
health.