Authors : Mbushu Caleb Mangai; Esther Uren Mangai

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 2 - February

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26feb1437

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Abstract : This study investigates the prevalence of water-related illnesses—Malaria, Typhoid, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Helminthiasis—in the Tudun Wada and environs, Plateau State, Nigeria. A total of 1,122 patients were examined at Kauna Health Clinic between January and June 2024. Results show that 697 individuals (62%) tested positive. Malaria had the highest prevalence (59.11%), followed by Typhoid (29.84%), Helminthiasis (5.74%), Hepatitis B (3.29%), and Hepatitis C (2.01%). The observed high disease burden is strongly linked to poor water quality, inadequate sanitation, and environmental mismanagement. Strengthening public health education, improving water supply systems, and enforcing sanitation regulations are recommended to reduce water-related illnesses in the community.

Keywords : Helmenthiasis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Malaria, Public Health Education, Sanitation, Typhoid, Water Quality, Waste management, Water related illness.

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