A Perspective Analysis of Dams and Water Quality: The Bui Power Project on the Black Volta, Ghana
Table 2
Respondents’ general knowledge on their drinking water quality based on location.
Variables
% total (200)
% (100) far from the dam communities
% (100) near to the dam communities
value
Odd ratio
What is the source of drinking water?
Stand pipe
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Borehole
10 (5.0)
6 (6.0)
4 (4.0)
0.52
1.53
Stream
144 (72)
87 (87.0)
67 (67.0)
0.0008
0.3
Why this source?
Source is closest
62 (31)
39 (39)
23 (23)
0.0144
0.47
Water is reliable
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Water is clean
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Other
138 (69)
49 (49.0)
89 (89.0)
<0.0001
0.119
Is your drinking water treated?
Yes
23 (11.5)
5 (5.0)
18 (18.0)
0.004
0.24
No
175 (87.5)
95 (95.0)
80 (80.0)
0.0013
4.8
Why would you/would not treat drinking water?
Source is polluted
10 (5.0)
3 (3.0)
7 (7.0)
0.194
0.41
Source is clean
50 (15.0)
19 (19.0)
31 (31.0)
0.05
0.522
Less likely to get sick
52 (16.0)
20 (10)
32 (11.0)
0.053
0.37
Debris in water
6 (30)
2 (2)
4 (4.0)
1
1
Is your water stored before use?
Yes
183 (91.5)
97 (97)
86 (86.0)
0.0993
5.3
No
17 (8.5)
3 (3.0)
14 (14.0)
0.0447
0.28
If yes, do you see sediments at the bottom?
Yes
127 (63.5)
50 (50)
77 (77.0)
<0.0001
0.298
No
53 (26.5)
47 (47.0)
6 (6.0)
<0.0001
13.9
Sometimes
3 (1.5)
0 (0)
3 (3.0)
0.081
0.139
Does your water have taste?
Yes
42 (21.0)
7 (7.0)
35 (35.0)
<0.0001
0.14
No
158 (79)
93 (93.0)
65 (65.0)
<0.0001
8.86
Sometimes
5 (2.5)
0 (0)
5 (5.0)
0.0235
0.09
Does your water smell?
Yes
160 (80)
97 (97.0)
63 (63.0)
<0.0001
19
No
40 (20.0)
3 (3.0)
37 (37.0)
<0.0001
0.053
Does your water have colour?
Yes
65 (32.5)
65 (65)
0 (0)
<0.0001
0.003
No
135 (67.5)
96 (100)
39 (39.0)
<0.0001
0.003
Do you drink from any other source?
Yes
100 (50)
37 (37.0)
63 (63.0)
<0.0001
0.22
No
100 (50)
63 (63.0)
27 (27.0)
0.0002
2.9
Don’t know
1 (0.5)
1 (1.0)
0 (0)
0.3161
3.03
OR refers to odds ratio; value refers to level of significance. The “far from the dam” communities were Agblekame North and Agblekame South while “near to the dam” communities were Gyama Nsuo-ano and Bongase nsuo-ano.
