• Joy Anwuli Jegede

The need for water is immeasurable. It spans through every facet of life and is a very important substance for sustaining life. Access to safe and potable drinking water is a very crucial issue of concern. This paper is domiciled on the premise of the perception of the people of Idah on the quality of drinking and the impact on their health. The study involved the application of quantitative (respondents’ analysis) and qualitative (social survey-information from respondents) data and the analytical presentation of empirical research (assessment of variables under investigation).three neighborhoods were selected (Angwa, Ofiji and Inachalo) based on their closeness to a water source. Pearson’s Correlation Analysis was used to analyze the perception of the residents of Idah on the relationship between drinking water from various sources and the impacts on their health. The Principal Component Analysis was adopted to determine the residents’ perception on the drinking water source that is most vulnerable and possible water-related diseases. The result however revealed that all inter-correlations were positive which may indicate that the severity of one illness may increase with another. Specifically a high and positive correlation was obtained between typhoid fever and vomiting (r = 0.91), gastroenteritis and dysentery (r = 0.76), gastroenteritis and diarrhea (r = 0.53) and vomiting and diarrhea (r = 0.58). The matrix of the un-rotated component loadings showed that component 1 loaded high on dysentery – gastroenteritis – gradient. This component alone accounted for about 45% of the total variance in the data set. Component II loaded high on vomiting and typhoid fever. This implied that the people were more likely to be affected by typhoid fever by drinking water from the various sources identified. Amongst the recommendations made from the study was that the people should adopt the boiling and filtering treatment method and drink more from packaged water, and the government at all levels should expedite action in reviving the pipe-borne system as a source of drinking water.

Drinking water; Perception; Residents; Neighborhoods; Health.

"Perception of Idah dwellers on the quality of drinking water; Kogi State, Nigeria.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 11, page no.f137-f146, November-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2511540.pdf

"Perception of Idah dwellers on the quality of drinking water; Kogi State, Nigeria.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 11, page no. ppf137-f146, November-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2511540.pdf