Bacteriological Contaminants of Some Fresh Vegetables Irrigated with Awetu River in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 1

General information and irrigation conditions of Awetu River.

Characteristics	Number of respondents ()
	Frequency	Percent (%)
Using of Awetu River for any means
Yes	60.0	100.0
No	0.0	0.0
Application of Awetu River
Irrigation	59.0	98.3
Washing clothes	21.0	35.0
Taking shower	5.0	8.3
Types of vegetables irrigated with Awetu River
Tomato	58.0	96.7
Potato	45.0	75.0
Carrot	31.0	51.7
Cabbage	23.0	38.3
Lettuce	11.0	18.3
Green pepper	6.0	10.0
Onion	4.0	6.7
Use of irrigated vegetables
Family consumption	53.0	88.3
Source of income	44.0	73.3
Suspected diseases due to consumption of the vegetables
Typhoid	10.0	66.7
Diarrhea	7.0	46.7
Anemia	2.0	13.3
Suffering of Awetu River from any contamination
Yes	60.0	100.0
No	0.0	0.0
Sources of contamination
Wastes released from toilet	58.0	96.7
Domestic waste	55.0	91.7
Plastic and petrol washes	19.0	31.7
Fecal matter	8.0	13.3